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Genetically Modified Crops in Romania before and after the Accession of the European Union
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Antofie, Maria-Mihaela Sand-Sava, Camelia |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | Modern biotechnology entered the world science arena after 1972, and in less than 22 years the first genetically modified crop was placed on the market. The analysis of relevant biosafety portals and official and scientific documents was applied in this study to reveal positive and negative issues of the Romanian biosafety framework before and after the European Union (EU) accession. The success in cultivating highly productive GM soybean was rapidly embraced by Romania between 1999 and 2005. Before 2007, Romania was cited among the Mega Biotech Countries, with a cultivation of 87.500 ha. After the accession to the European Union, Romania stopped any GM crop cultivation. There was an immense effort to harmonize with the EU regulatory framework between 2005 and 2007. The monitoring system for GM crops has been in place since 2007. Public research on aspects of GMOs started before 1996 and continues to develop. The analysis of our results supports the idea that Romania is a perfect example of a country committed to embracing GM crop cultivation for 7 years, followed by almost complete phasing out of GM crop cultivation to comply with all requirements for EU accession in less than 1 year. |
| Starting Page | 458 |
| e-ISSN | 20770472 |
| DOI | 10.3390/agriculture12040458 |
| Journal | Agriculture |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-03-25 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Agriculture Biosafety Genetically Modified Crops Monitoring Register Romania |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
