March 10, 2012

China to advance GMO grain technologies

China is speeding up the development of genetically modified organism (GMO) technology, and is also confident of a "good" grain yield this 2012, Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu said Friday (Mar 9).

The government is developing technology to genetically modify seeds, Han said at a media conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress, China's annual legislative session.

China reaped a record harvest of 571 million tonnes of grains last year.