Genetically Engineered High-Lauric Rapeseed (Canola): What Threat to Tropical Lauric Oil Producers?

Submitted by ETC Staff on Fri, 1995-03-31 23:00

Genetically Engineered Designer Oilseeds: What's in the Pipeline? Coconut: Pillar of the Economy or Sunset Industry for the Phillipines?

In 1995, Calgene commercialized a genetically modified rapeseed that produces the lauric fatty acid - a product derived traditionally from tropical oils Will Calgene's high-lauric rapeseed displace markets for coconut and palm kernel oil producers in the tropics?

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