Peru: Adventitious GM Presence Detected in a Peruvian Corn Field

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The Peruvian Agricultural Innovation Institute (i.e., the Ministry of Agriculture’s INIA) has confirmed finding adventitious presence of genetically-modified (GM) corn in one corn field in northern Peru. The finding has ignited a debate in Peru on if and how to enforce the biotechnology moratorium.

Peru: Adventitious GM Presence Detected in a Peruvian Corn Field

New Technologies
Western Hemisphere, Peru
Grains, Feeds and Fodders, Corn

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