Crop science advantages must not be sacrificed in EU trade talks, warns farm leader
National Farmers' Union (NFU) president Tom Bradshaw said a closer trading relationship with the EU would benefit food producers - but it must not undermine the UK’s progressive approach to agricultural innovation.
The UK's post-Brexit "precision breeding" legislation has opened the door for the rapid development of more nutritious and resilient food crops - using genetic technologies being pioneered by world-leading UK plant science centres including the Norwich Research Park.
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