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2007-05-22 | permalink
A healthy mix: strategies for GM and non-GM crop coexistence
The coexistence of conventional, organic and genetically modified (GM) crop systems is important for a number of reasons. This kind of system helps in exploiting market opportunities, upholding different cultural values, protecting biodiversity and coping with varying environmental conditions. But there is no easy solution, or widely accepted model, for putting coexistence into practice. Genetically modified crops can be separated from non-GM crops spatially or temporally, and labelling is increasingly seen as essential to protecting consumer choice. But coexistence strategies are still lacking in much of the developing world. Policymakers need to develop rules that are proportionate, efficient, cost-effective and specific to particular crop and farming systems.
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2007-05-22 | permalink
A healthy mix: strategies for GM and non-GM crop coexistence
The coexistence of conventional, organic and genetically modified (GM) crop systems is important for a number of reasons. This kind of system helps in exploiting market opportunities, upholding different cultural values, protecting biodiversity and coping with varying environmental conditions. But there is no easy solution, or widely accepted model, for putting coexistence into practice. Genetically modified crops can be separated from non-GM crops spatially or temporally, and labelling is increasingly seen as essential to protecting consumer choice. But coexistence strategies are still lacking in much of the developing world. Policymakers need to develop rules that are proportionate, efficient, cost-effective and specific to particular crop and farming systems.
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