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Giorgio Fidenato

Monsanto corn seeds, Mon 810, are grown in only five countries in the European Union. France, Germany, Italy are among those who have banned GMOs as a precaution.

This Italian farmer is fighting for the right to grow genetically modified corn on his land

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Italy is a fiercely anti-GMOs. It’s one of a handful of countries to ban them outright. But European law is trumping them, and it has opened a window for one Italian farmer who is growing GMO corn anyway.

Monsanto corn seeds, Mon 810, are grown in only five countries in the European Union. France, Germany, Italy are among those who have banned GMOs as a precaution.

This Italian farmer is fighting for the right to grow genetically modified corn on his land

Environment
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