Is it possible the co-existence between conventional, organic and GM crop production?
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Question by has: Is it possible the co-existence between conventional, organic and GM crop production?
Co-existence refers to the ability of farmers to make a practical choice between conventional, organic and GM crop production, in compliance with the legal obligations for labelling and/or purity criteria. None of these types of agriculture should be excluded in the EU.
The possibility of adventitious presence of GM crops in non-GM crops cannot be dismissed, and may have commercial implications for the farmers whose crops are affected. Consequently, suitable measures during cultivation, harvest, transport, storage, and processing may be necessary to ensure co-existence. Co-existence thus concerns only the economic implications of GMO admixture, the measures to achieve sufficient segregation between GM and non-GM production and the costs of such measures.
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3 Responses to Is it possible the co-existence between conventional, organic and GM crop production?
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They currently coexist in the US today. So yes its not only possible but its a reality.
the long shot
November 22, 2011 at 10:17 am
the long shot is correct. And as far as “suitable measures during cultivation, harvest, transport, storage, and processing”, that’s already done when it comes to food grade grains or registered-certified seed production. Some seed producing crops must be planted so far apart to prevent cross pollination, planters cleaned completely of other seed, combines, trucks, storage and processing facilities thoroughly cleaned, etc.
bikinkawboy
November 22, 2011 at 10:34 am
They kind of co-exist in the US today but there is ever more and more contamination of non-GMO crops with GMO genetics to the point that many experts think that within 10 years there will be no such thing as non GMO corn or soy, even Organic. Already most Organic soy is contaminated at around 1% and it has gotten so bad that more and more contamination either is not being caught or is being ignored.
So if Organic continues to exclude GMO’s (which IMO they should) in the future there is the possibility that there will no longer be Organic corn, soy, cotton, canola, or beets as the GMO varieties have a habit of passing their genetics to non GMO varieties. So this means that in the future Organic may have to accept GMO crops which will pretty much destroy all that Organic stands for in the eyes of most consumers.
My answer is NO, not over the long term of 3+ decades (we are just entering into the 2nd decade of GMO crops, BTW).
Ohiorganic
November 22, 2011 at 11:11 am