Federal Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner (CSU) has the cultivation of GM crops in Germany called into question. They would consider a ban on cultivation as the only currently approved genetically modified maize in Germany, she announced in the newspaper on Thursday. Environmental groups welcomed the initiative Aigner, she earned criticism from the ranks of the CDU's sister party.
"Green genetic engineering brings to the people in this country so far no apparent benefit," Aigner said the newspaper. " Also rejected the consumers from genetically modified plants, and the farmers they would not. More specifically, the Minister of Agriculture with its plans to genetically modified maize MON 810 of the U.S. manufacturer Monsanto.
The Minister announced to review the approval for the maize and again to withdraw, if it turns out that the manufacturer has failed to fulfill monitoring requirements. "I will now check whether the monitoring requirements are followed. If not, then I will act. "
According to the seed for the approval of competent Bundessortenamt would a ban on MON-810 mean that in Germany any more genetically modified plants may be grown free. The cultivation of GM crops could then only noch unter Laborbedingungen stattfinden, sagte ein Sprecher der Behörde.
Aigner will es einzelnen Bundesländern und Regionen zudem ermöglichen, sich zu komplett gentechnikfreien Zonen zu erklären. Zwar gebe es europarechtlich dafür kaum Spielräume, sagte die Ministerin. Derzeit suche ihr Ministerium aber „fieberhaft nach einer Lösung“. Die Ministerin verlangte außerdem mehr Sensibilität bei der Genehmigung von Freilandversuchen.
Der Naturschutzbund (NABU) wertete den Vorstoß Aigner als „erfreulichen Kurswechsel im Landwirtschaftsministerium“. Ein Verbot von MON-810 sei „überfällig und wäre ein wichtiger Schritt in die richtige Richtung“, NABU said Director Olaf Tschimpke.
criticism of owner thrust exerted Union Group Vice Katherina Reiche. All scientific data and past experience in dealing with GM crops could lead to the conclusion that the so-called green biotechnology 2The safe and controllable high technology should be considered ".
Genetically modified crops could reduce the use of Plant protection products and fertilizers, improve product quality and reduce the burden of production space. They could also make an important contribution to the global fight against hunger.
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