Stop the import of GM crops destroying nature
After 50 resolutions, Commission must finally heed Parliament’s advice
An opinion by MEPs Tilly Metz and Eleonora Evi, who argue that the EU must no longer be complicit in the destruction of primary forests, expansion of monocultures and use of toxic chemicals banned in the EU through the continued import of GM crops.
Soy field/ CC0 Meredith Petrick
GM crops, toxic chemicals and deforestation
The cultivation of genetically modified crops in countries like Brazil and Argentina is a dirty business. Take the example of GM soya:
GM soya production has expanded rapidly over the last years. In Brazil, soya production increased from 26 million tonnes in 1997 to 115 million tonnes in 2017, and in Argentina it rose from 11 million tonnes in 1997 to 55 million tonnes in 2017.