Opinion: patents and GMOs in organic production

In their December 2023 newsletter, Agrologica (Danish organic cereal breeder) published an opinion piece on the topic of patents and GMOs in organic production.

The article is interesting with reference to the current EU regulation debates, as it goes in some details about the difference between plant variety protection and patents and how suchdifferent regulations have shaped different markets, as well as describing a range of genetic breeding techniques, including those that are grouped under the name CRISPR-CAS and, how they may or may not fit in with organic breeding.

Read the newsletter.