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April, 2007
Source:
SciDev.Net
by Eliana Fontes, Project Leader,
Embrapa
Summary
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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