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by Caroline Stocks
Farmers Weekly Interactive

Genetically-modified crop production does not meet requirements for quality food, diverse diets and natural biodiversity, EU farm minister Dacian Ciolos has said.

In an interview with Romanian newspaper Adeverul, Mr Ciolos said GM crops were not the panacea for meeting increasing food demands across Europe.

He said EU agriculture should not be based on producing cheap foods at whatever cost and consumer demand for quality produce would not be met by GM technology.

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