Prince Charles predicts 'biggest ecological disaster of all time'
Prince Charles has issued a stark warning on the use of GM produce in an interview with the Telegraph today, claiming the genetically tweaked crops could cause
global catastrphe.
The Eco Prince, who has a passionate personal interst in the subject, went against the official government line on GM crops, which is stepping up research in the area insisting that the dangers are exaggerated. But Charles sees the developments as a disaster waiting to happen, claiming the crops are damaging the earth's soil and are 'an experiment gone seriously wrong'.
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The Soil Association jumped to defend the Prince's argument, saying that it is very much in line with the views of the general public. Campaigns Director Robin Maynard said: "As so often, The Prince of Wales's views are in tune with public opinion. In questioning the value of GM crops for poor, small-scale farmers in developing countries, his comments also chime with the recent international agricultural assessment by 400 scientists from around the world, which questioned whether GM crops offered any solutions to global poverty, hunger or climate change."
