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Coexistence of GM and non-GM arable crops: the non-GM and organic context in the EU (2004)

This paper is relevant to the categories in the following areas:

Crops:	Maize, and Oilseed Rape
Traits:	Insect Resistance, Herbicide Tolerance, Virus Resistance, Fungal Resistance, Other, and Insect Res. (BT)
Countries:	More than 10 Countries
Regions:	EU
ImpactAreas:	Co-Existence

Abstract or Summary:

This paper examines the often made claim that there is no demand for GM crops in Europe and that GM and organic crops cannot successfully co-exist.

It concludes that, for the future, the likelihood of economic and commercial problems arising from co-existence remains very limited, even if a significant development of commercial GM crops and incresaed plantings of organic crops were to occur.

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