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Europe’s farm to fork strategy and its commitment to biotechnology and organic farming: conflicting or complementary goals?

The European Commission’s Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy, under the European Green Deal, acknowledges that innovative techniques, including biotechnology, may play a role in increasing sustainability. At the same time, organic farming will be promoted, and at least 25% of the EU’s agricultural land sha...

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Main Authors: Purnhagen, Kai (Author) , Clemens, Stephan (Author) , Eriksson, Dennis (Author) , Fresco, Louise O. (Author) , Tosun, Jale (Author) , Qaim, Matin (Author) , Visser, Richard G. F. (Author) , Weber, Andreas P. M. (Author) , Wesseler, Justus H. H. (Author) , Zilberman, David (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 20 April 2021
In: Trends in plant science
Year: 2021, Volume: 26, Issue: 6, Pages: 600-606
ISSN:1878-4372
DOI:10.1016/j.tplants.2021.03.012
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2021.03.012
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1360138521000716
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Author Notes:Kai P. Purnhagen, Stephan Clemens, Dennis Eriksson, Louise O. Fresco, Jale Tosun, Matin Qaim, Richard G.F. Visser, Andreas P.M. Weber, Justus H.H. Wesseler, and David Zilberman
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Summary:The European Commission’s Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy, under the European Green Deal, acknowledges that innovative techniques, including biotechnology, may play a role in increasing sustainability. At the same time, organic farming will be promoted, and at least 25% of the EU’s agricultural land shall be under organic farming by 2030. How can both biotechnology and organic farming be developed and promoted simultaneously to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? We illustrate that achieving the SDGs benefits from the inclusion of recent innovations in biotechnology in organic farming. This requires a change in the law. Otherwise, the planned increase of organic production in the F2F strategy may result in less sustainable, not more sustainable, food systems.
Item Description:Gesehen am 07.07.2021
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1878-4372
DOI:10.1016/j.tplants.2021.03.012

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