France mulling freeze on GM crops
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France is reportedly planning a freeze on commercial genetically modified crops, which cover less than one percent of farmland in Europe&#39;s top agricultural producer.
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Mexico, widely considered the  birthplace of corn, is close to finalizing rules governing  experimental planting of genetically modified corn strains, a  senior biosecurity official said on Tuesday.
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As study shows organic health benefits Just days after the European Commission gave its stamp of approval to four new GM plants, a report has revealed that the area of Europe's arable land devoted to genetically modified crops has risen by 77 per cent in the last year. The total area of GM cultivation is now 1,000 square kilometres*.â¦
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The European Union approved on Wednesday the first genetically modified (GMO) seeds for planting that may be sold across the 25-nation bloc.
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The government allows genetically modified potato trials in a bid to fight blight.
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U.S. oversight of genetically  modified crops, which critics charge is insufficient, may be  overhauled following a series of proposed changes released on  Thursday by the Agriculture Department.
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The area planted with genetically modified crops in Europe has grown by 77% since last year, figures show.
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The heads of French car maker Renault   RENA.PA and U.S. auto giant General Motors Corp. GM.N will   meet in Paris on Wednesday amid a report talks on a mooted   alliance could be in trouble.
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Several influential EU states have dug  in their heels on whether their farmers may grow one of  Europe&#39;s oldest genetically modified (GMO) crops, raising the  stakes in the EU&#39;s long-running stalemate over biotech policy.
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It&#39;s time for Europe to reassess its  skepticism towards genetically modified (GMO) foods and trust  scientists who have deemed them safe -- or risk more  international lawsuits, the EU trade chief said on Thursday.
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France halts the use of genetically modified corn crops while it awaits EU approval for a full ban.
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LE GRAND QUELEN, France  - Alain le Potier gazes across the wooded valley from his hilltop family farm in Brittany but, like many French farmers, his view is clouded by worries about the April-May presidential election.
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Creating a defence and aerospace industrial champion centered on France may be impossible for Nicolas Sarkozy to engineer during his last days as finance minister, as political considerations cloud the ...
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A proposal to ban the planting of a genetically modified corn strain, sets up a bitter war within the European Union.
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EU farm ministers fell short of a  consensus agreement on Monday to allow imports of various  genetically modified (GMO) rapeseed types, again revealing  their deep differences on biotech crops and foods, officials  said.
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UK scientists pronounced some genetically modified (GMO) crops harmless Monday but European Union experts demurred, declining to approve another new GMO product for the eighth time in a row.
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After New World producers Australia and Chile, French winegrowers could soon face new competition from Britain, as global warming helps grapes take root in milder cross-Channel climes, scientists say.