Green light for further research with GM potatoes in Belgium

七月 05, 2012

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One year after the protest against the test fields for GM potatoes in Ghent, the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) has been given the green light for a second phase of research.

The VIB test trials are conducted in collaboration with BASF, the Ghent University and College and the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research.

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BASF
BASF is the world's leading chemical company. Specific for the potato industry BASF is a provider of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides. BASF is developing GM potato varieties, e.g. for the potato starch industry. BASF is also a manufacturer of various food ingredients.
Ghent University
Ghent University (Universiteit Gent, UGent) is one of the major Belgian universities in the Dutch-speaking region of Europe.

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