There is an article in Caijing magazine published on September 3, 20 18, entitled "When did China grow its own genetically modified food? In the article, there is a section called "Uncontrollable Indiscrimination", and I extracted some sentences:
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In 20 17, China imported nearly 654.38 billion tons of soybeans, most of which were genetically modified soybeans. This embarrassment of "available but not planted" also occurs in crops such as genetically modified corn. In this situation, domestic seed companies can't research and develop genetically modified seeds aboveboard to make money, and farmers can't grow genetically modified crops with high economic value and watch imported soybeans and corn earn foreign exchange.
As a result, all kinds of illegal cultivation have continued year after year. Many insiders told Caijing that there are a large number of illegal planting of genetically modified insect-resistant corn in many areas of Northeast China.
A seed dealer in Northeast China told Caijing that "illegal planting of insect-resistant corn has been rampant and can't be controlled at all."
At present, there is no official data about the random planting of genetically modified corn. According to the communication and judgment of the insiders, the planting proportion in Liaoning is relatively high, about 70%, and that in Jilin is about 60%-70%.
Farmers have been illegally planting genetically modified corn for many years.
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When they saw that the genetically modified corn fields were lush and there were no traces of pests, farmers who planted traditional corn began to actively look for genetically modified corn seeds.
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The former Ministry of Agriculture thought that there was no so-called "transgenic indiscriminate planting" in China, but admitted that illegal sporadic planting did exist in some areas.
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Farmers' pursuit of high yield is eternal. In fact, it is too difficult for farmers to turn a blind eye to the interests. If the government doesn't approve their planting, the adventurers among them will steal the seeds. At the same time, because farmers use pirated genetically modified seeds, the longer the time is delayed, the greater the obstacle to promoting genuine genetically modified seeds in the future.
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