An impossible coexistence: Transgenic and organic agriculture
The cultivation of genetically modified maize has caused a drastic reduction in organic cultivations of this grain and is making their coexistence practically impossible. This is the main conclusion reached in one of the first field studies in Europe carried out by a researcher of the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, who has analyzed the situation in Catalonia and Aragon, Europe’s main producers of transgenic foods.
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