據外媒報道，在本月支持轉基因“陣營”取得了一個重大進展，因為一項德國研究發現轉基因作物有利于農民降低成本，并且減少了農場中農藥的使用量。
該研究對1995年至2014年3月的轉基因作物文獻進行了薈萃分析，是針對農場轉基因作物的最大規模審查。研究發現，耐除草劑轉基因作物會降低生產成本，減少了農場中農藥的使用量，抵消了高昂的轉基因種子價格。
本次研究由德國聯邦經濟合作與發展部以及歐盟第七框架計劃食品安全共同資助。
部分原文報道如下：
The “pro” side in the debate over the benefit of genetically modified foods got a big boost from science this month, with an international study funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development （BMZ） and the European Union's Seventh framework Program FOODSECURE concluding that GM crops are good for the economy and reduce the amount of pesticides used in agriculture.
The German study is the largest review ever conducted on the effect of GM crops on farming. It is a meta-analysis, meaning a rigorous study of the numbers inside past studies on the topic. The review included studies of GM crops conducted from 1995 to March 2014 that were published in English.
原文鏈接：<http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/11/german-study-finds-gm-crops-good-for-farmers-and-the-environment/>
日期：2014-11-12
