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DetlefK

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1. China isn't very fertile and has a huge population. They need all the help they can get.

Reply to uawchild (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2016, 07:18 AM

Aug 2016

IIRC, only ~7% of China is suitable for growing crops. (Lots of desert, infertile grassy plains and mountains.) And they have big problems with polluted rivers.

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China backs GMO soybeans in push for high-tech agriculture [View all] uawchild Aug 2016 OP

China isn't very fertile and has a huge population. They need all the help they can get. DetlefK Aug 2016 #1

Can we get them labelled? If they're so good, why the hell not? grahamhgreen Aug 2016 #2