No, the EU shouldn't allow the use of NGTs — new #GMOs — in plants. They're part of an intensive model of agriculture based on monoculture, widely acknowledged to be a contributor to climate change, biodiversity loss, poor farm revenues & unhealthy diets theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/a…
NGT advocates argue they're key to achieving the EU’s pesticide reduction target. But many new #GMOs in the pipeline are designed to increase herbicide use. Surprised? That's been the biotech business model for the last 20 years: herbicide-tolerant crops sold w/ their herbicides
NGT (gene editing) advocates also claim their new #GMOs can help achieve food security. Food security experts warn against further intensifying food production as we already produce enough to feed the world. Food insecurity is caused by poverty and inequality.
Experts, researchers, and civil society alike call for a transition to agroecology — a holistic approach that builds long-term soil fertility, healthy agroecosystems and has the potential to guarantee long-term food security — while reducing pesticide use iddri.org/sites/default/…
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