Biotech Updates

SIGMEA Workshop on Coexistence

February 16, 2007

As part of the project Sustainable Introduction of GM Crops into European Agriculture (SIGMEA), the workshop “Legal approaches to Co-Existence” will be held in Sheffield, United Kingdom on April 15-16, 2007.

The aim of the workshop is to present the alternative approaches adopted by various Member States of the European Union to address the issues that arise from the co-existence of crops GM crops with conventional and organic farming. The workshop will also tackle the issue of liability and redress for economic losses which may be caused to non-GM farmers, and the specific problem of GM crops and cross-border related liability issues.

For further information about the workshop, contact Ruth Digby (email: lwp05rad@sheffield.ac.uk ; phone: (0)114 222 6713).