The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Teagasc, is applying to the EPA for a licence to undertake a series of field studies using GM potatoes resistant to potato late blight disease to determine the potential impact this technology could have on our ecosystems. As part of the 22 partner ‘AMIGA’ consortium that represents 15 EU countries and is funded through the EU’s Framework 7 research programme, Teagasc proposes to carry out the research over the next 4 years.
Teagasc researcher Dr. Ewen Mullins has been interviewed during the radio programme ‘The Last Word’ on Today FM on the 20th March 2012. During the interview Dr. Mullins introduces Teagasc’s research work in the framework of the AMIGA project and answers questions about GM crops in Ireland and related issues.