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3596: Anbau transgener Pflanzen – Räumliche Aspekte der Koexistenz [Cultivation of transgenic plants - Spatial aspects of coexistence]

Schlatter, Christian and Oehen, Bernadette (2005) Anbau transgener Pflanzen – Räumliche Aspekte der Koexistenz [Cultivation of transgenic plants - Spatial aspects of coexistence]. Paper presented at 8. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau – Ende der Nische, Kassel, 01.03.2005 - 04.03.2005; Published in Heß, J and Rahmann, G, Eds. Ende der Nische, Beiträge zur 8. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau. kassel university press GmbH, Kassel.

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Summary

Most of the farmers in Switzerland won’t apply GMO farming. Their organisations support a five-year ban for the marketing of transgenic plants. However, in Switzerland there is no political discussion on co-existence as in the European community and their member states. In this study, the spatial aspects of coexistence of transgenic, conventional and organic farming in Switzerland are investigated. It shows that there are only 28 communities of 2848 where all farmers are bound by different labels to produce GMO-free. Most of these communities are situated in high altitude regions. In contrast, in arable regions of Switzerland, few farmers produce organic crops. In most of the communities in Switzerland, the simultaneous production with and without transgenic plants will be a huge problem. Special attention must be devoted to neighbouring producers all along the national boundary.

Document Language:Deutsch - German
Keywords:Gentechnik, Transgene Pflanzen, Koexistenz, räumliche Modellierung, Geographische Informationssysteme, Biogene, rechtlicher Schutz, GIS Transgenic plants, coexistence, spatial model, geographic information systems,
Subject Areas: Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health
Research affiliation: International Conferences > Scientific Conferences for Germany, Austria and Switzerland > Scientific conference 2005
Switzerland > FiBL > Pflanzenschutz: Pests and Beneficials
Switzerland > FiBL > Food Quality
Orgprints ID Number:3596
Contact:Oehen, Dipl. bot. Bernadette
Deposited On:05 March 2005
EPrint Type:Conference paper
Published?:Published
Peer Review Status:Peer-reviewed and accepted
Related Links:http://www.fibl.org/forschung/lebensmittelqualitaet/biogene/index.php, http://orgprints.org/00003274/, http://www.transgen.ch/

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