BEHIND THE HEADLINES: GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS

What are the arguments for and against?

Every argument in favour of, and opposed to, genetically modified food has been subjected to claim and counter-claim, to the point that it is very difficult for the lay person to judge where the truth lies. As the Government approves a GM field trial of the camelina plant engineered with fish oils, BBC Countryfile Magazine examines the issue and asks what GM crops could mean for the UK countryside...