GM wheat

GM wheat — fast facts:

• GM wheat is at least seven years away from commercialisation.
• Approved field trials of some GM wheat varieties are now underway to assess the plants’ agronomic performance and characteristics.
• GM wheat will undergo stringent scientific assessment to ensure its safety for human health and the environment as part of the approval process by specialist regulatory authorities.
• The development of GM wheat varieties is a global collaborative effort involving scientists from both public and private sectors using proven technology.
• A recent survey in the USA showed strong support for GM wheat with almost three quarters of respondents indicating they would purchase products made with GM wheat, if the wheat was produced to use less water, land and/or pesticides.

http://www.biofortified.org/2010/12/long-dialogue-between-stakeholders-about-genetically-modified-wheat-starts-in-australia/

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