Northeast China province seeks protection from GM crops
BEIJING - Northeast Heilongjiang province, China’s principal producer of non-genetically-modified soybeans, is calling for a law to set up a special zone where the planting and processing of GM plants is prohibited. Veteran agriculture specialists say the province has seen its planting acreage downsized to a tipping point of 1.4 million hectares, a 66% decrease in five years following the influx of much cheaper GM imports.