10379 1 archive 671 disk0/00/01/03/79 2007-03-14 2009-08-20 14:35:37 2009-08-20 14:35:37 conference_item show 0 en The final version of this paper is published in: Niggli, Urs; Leifert, Carlo; Alföldi, Thomas; Lück, Lorna and Willer, Helga, Eds. (2007) Improving Sustainability in Organic and Low Input Food Production Systems. Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress of the European Integrated Project Quality Low Input Food (QLIF). University of Hohenheim, Germany, March 20 – 23, 2007. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick.http://orgprints.org/10417/ Printed copies may be ordered from the FiBL Shop at www.shop.fibl.org. fibl-socio-economics int_conf_2007qlif_6_Supply_chain food-quality March 20-23, 2007 3rd QLIF Congress: Improving Sustainability in Organic and Low Input Food Production Systems University of Hohenheim, Germany yes 0 http://orgprints.org/10417/ TRUE poster Oehen Bernadette Costa-Font Montserrat Morgner Marion Gil José M. Stolze Matthias Co-existence in maize supply chains in Spain and Switzerland pub 8policy chainmanagement co-existence; GMO, maize; supply chain, Lebensmittelqualität, Biogene, GVO-Verunreinigungen, Koexistenz, Sozio-Ökonomie, Kommunikation The debate about co-existence usually focuses on the situation of neighbouring farms. Organic producers take the position that co-existence affects the whole supply chain. Therefore, this paper compares the maize grain supply chains in Switzerland and Spain in order to identify which factors influence the segregation of genetically modified (GM) maize from non-GM maize, and discusses how organic production copes with the challenge of GM maize. Considerable differences exist between Spain and Switzerland with regard to grain maize as a component of animal feed. In Spain, where GM maize is grown, it is the feed industry that defines standards in the supply chains. Since the trading co-operatives are unable to supply GM-free maize, independent and separate infrastructures have been developed for a GM-free maize supply (e.g. for maize starch). In Switzerland, the retailers define quality standards for suppliers, and these standards exclude the use of GM plants for feed. Therefore, the feed industry has to segregate GM from non-GM feed. 2007-01 published Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL), CH-Frick public 7531 1 10379 1 application/pdf de public
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