Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion

4:00 pm

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Professor Doohan mentioned there is an economic argument for maintaining non-GM status. Does she believe there is an economic benefit to being non-GM? GM crops have benefits with regard to higher crop yield. Many of our green imports are from GM sources. Will Professor Doohan flesh out her view on that a bit more?

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