Scottish Conservative Shadow Rural Economy Secretary Peter Chapman MSP has warned that the SNP-led Government’s ‘political decision’ to ban the cultivation GM crops could put Scottish farmers out of business. “Scotland’s farming industry would not remain competitive if England and Wales chose to go down a different route”, he told Farmers Guardian. “One example would be if GM blight-resistant potatoes were developed – something which is actively being pursued. The Scottish seed potato sector would simply not survive if they were cultivated elsewhere and we continued with the ban on GM crops.”