Hanoi, Vietnam
November 12, 2008
Source:
Vietnam News Agency
Vietnam will put some genetically
modified (GM) crops on experimental production from now to 2010,
said Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat before the
National Assembly on Nov. 11.
Under a plan approved by the Government, those crops will be
grown on a wide mass scale from 2011.
To facilitate the introduction of biotechnology into
agriculture, the Agricultural Genetics Institute has prepared a
set of regulations on assay and assessment of GM crops.
According to experts, the use of biotechnology in Vietnam may
increase the corn output up by 28 percent from 4.5 tonnes per ha
currently, while lowering the cost of insect and disease
prevention by 100 USD per ha.
The Ho Chi Minh City Biotechnology Center said it plans to buy
insect and disease-resistant corn seeds from the Philippines ,
whose natural conditions are similar to Vietnam’s. GM crops have
been permitted in 23 countries with productivity proved much
higher than traditional crops. |
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