The Great Gene-Editing Divide: Europe’s Race to Regulate Next Generation Crops

The landscape of agricultural innovation in Europe is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. New Genomic Techniques (NGTs)—including highly precise tools such as gene editing—promise to fast-track the development of resilient, sustainable crops. However, the path to the field is anything but unified. As the European Union struggles toward a common framework, the United Kingdom has already drawn a clear line as the lead with a fully enforced law, and non-EU members like Switzerland are charting their own cautious course.

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