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By banning all these new plant breeding techniques in organic farming, the commission deprive the organic sectors of access to new varieties (Photo: Markus Spiske)

EU Commission is jeopardising future of organic farming

The European Union's commitment to the development of organic agriculture is facing a serious setback with the EU Commission's new proposal on New Genomic Techniques (NGT).

While the commission's intentions behind the proposal generally are good, it may hamper the growth and innovation within the organic farming sector due to the commission's suggestion to impose a blanket ban on NGT crops in organic farm...

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Lone Andersen is an organic dairy farmer in Denmark. Domingo Pérez Perogil, producer of dryland agriculture and sheep farming, Manchego breed and early Merino, in Castilla La Manch, Spain. Markus Eerola is an organic arable farmer in Finland. Emilia Astrenius is an organic dairy farmer in Västra Götaland, Sweden. Mareks Bērziņš is an organic farmer and vice-president of the Farmers Parliament union in Latvia.

By banning all these new plant breeding techniques in organic farming, the commission deprive the organic sectors of access to new varieties (Photo: Markus Spiske)

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Author Bio

Lone Andersen is an organic dairy farmer in Denmark. Domingo Pérez Perogil, producer of dryland agriculture and sheep farming, Manchego breed and early Merino, in Castilla La Manch, Spain. Markus Eerola is an organic arable farmer in Finland. Emilia Astrenius is an organic dairy farmer in Västra Götaland, Sweden. Mareks Bērziņš is an organic farmer and vice-president of the Farmers Parliament union in Latvia.

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