As I said, I can see this finding a use in forestry and in some ornamental crops. I think the early work will be done in areas that I outlined, including drought resistance and reducing the requirement for input such as fertilisers and sprays, but we want to include the ornamental sector in time. There are 30 million gardeners in this country, and we want to unlock their potential to be part of a great green revolution, but I do not think that that will be the priority here. The priority will be food.
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Benyon
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 12 December 2022.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill.
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