- EU agriculture ministers are pushing the European Commission to relax rules on new genomic techniques (NGTs), arguing this is needed to bolster the sector in the face of increasing droughts, climate change and yield losses.
- The term new genomic techniques (NGTs) – or new plant breeding techniques (NBTs) – describes a number of scientific methods used to alter genomes with the aim of genetically engineering certain traits into plants, such as drought tolerance.
- Green campaign groups, however, remain highly critical of the technology, warning of their potential impact on health and the environment, as well as the concentration of power into just a handful of industry players.
EU agri ministers renew push on genetic techniques to bolster sector
