GMWatch<p>Who really benefits from new genomic techniques? Farmers and consumers at risk. The EU’s proposal on new GMOs risks undermining farmers’ rights, consumer choice and food security, write MEP Christophe Clergeau and Karsten Petersen. Without robust safeguards on patents, traceability and biodiversity, the new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMO</span></a> legislation could accelerate corporate control over agriculture, jeopardising sustainability and small-scale farming. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewGMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewGMO</span></a> <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/opinion/who-really-benefits-from-new-genomic-techniques-farmers-and-consumers-at-risk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/agricultu</span><span class="invisible">re-food/opinion/who-really-benefits-from-new-genomic-techniques-farmers-and-consumers-at-risk/</span></a></p>