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Legal Regulations Regarding GMOs in the EU Agriculture. Poland’s Standing Cover

Legal Regulations Regarding GMOs in the EU Agriculture. Poland’s Standing

Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej
Volume 385 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Iwona Wrześniewska-Wal  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30858/zer/211834 | Journal eISSN: 2392-3458 | Journal ISSN: 0044-1600
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Language: English
Page range: 24 - 42
Submitted on: Jul 17, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 8, 2025
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Published on: Dec 22, 2025
Published by: The Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
genetically modified feed,
agricultural policy,
new genomic techniques (NGTs),
protein strategy
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics,
Economic policy,
Business management,
Industries,
Agribusiness, food industry

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