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VIDEO: UK farmers must make case for GM crops

Philip Case 01 April 2016
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DEFRA secretary Owen Paterson urged farmers not to be afraid about making the case for genetically-modified crops during his speech at the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday (3 January).

Farmers Weekly asked delegates attending the conference how we might win over the support of the British public by explaining the benefits of GM technology.



 



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