14.07.2005 |

Background China: Controversy over GM rice

"For the past few years, Monsanto and Greenpeace have fought pitchedbattles all around the world over the issue of genetically modifiedcrops. The two icons of the GM debate, however, are facing a tough, newadversary - China," finds the Financial Times. The South China Morning Post describes the man behind ongoing illegal cultivation of GM rice in the country.</p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/downloads/ft_china_rice_25june2005.pdf">FT: Controversy grows over China`s biotech crops</a></p><p><a href="http://www.agbios.com/main.php?action=ShowNewsItem&id=6670">South China Morning Post: Seeds of Ignorance</a>