Thailandhasliftedathree-yearbanonplantinggeneticallymodifiedorganisms(GMOs)byallowingthecropstogrowinopen-fieldtrialswithnon-GMOplants,PrimeMinisterThaksinShinawatrasaidonSaturday.Thedecisionupsetanti-GMOactivistswhosaidThailand,theworld'sleadingexporterofrice,hadbeenpressuredbyU.S.seedsfirmsbeforethecompletionofnegotiationsonabilateralfreetradeagreement.
泰國總理他信周六表示，泰國已撤銷三年來對基因改造生物培植的禁制，容許這類農作物與非基因改造植物一起在露天農田種植。該決定令反對基因改造生物的人不安，指泰國作為全球最大稻米出口國，在雙邊自由貿易協議談判還未結束時，就因受壓於美國種子公司而改變政策。