GENETICALLY modified potatoes will be grown in Ireland after the Environmental Protection Agency gave the green light to trials.
State research body Teagasc has received consent to carry out field trials on genetically modified potatoes.
The potatoes have been altered to improve resistance to late potato blight which Teagasc say costs farmers here €15m a year in lost crops.
Trials will be carried out for four years at Teagasc headquarters in Oak Park, Co Carlow.
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