DARWIN PROJECT PRESENTED AT THE NON-GMO SUMMIT 2024
NON-GMO INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS SUCH AS VERBAND LEBENSMITTEL OHNE GENTECHNIK (VLOG), ARGE GENTECHNIK-FREI, DONAU SOJA, EUROPEAN NON-GMO INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (ENGA) AND PROTERRA FOUNDATION HAVE RECENTLY ORGANIZED AN INTERNATIONAL NON-GMO SUMMIT.
The event was held in Frankfurt on 7th and 8th October 2024, gathering about 160 representatives coming from 4 different continent continents and representing leading Non-GMO industry and European associations.
Odd-Gunnar Wikmark coordinator of the European project DARWIN, from Norwegian research institute NORCE, presented the objective of the project and reported on forward-looking research into reliable detection methods for NGTs. The coordinator confidentially said that, in the future, it will be possible to develop detection methods for known NGT varieties and that untargeted detection methods will also be developed.
Eric Gall, from IFOAM Organics Europe intervened on “How to exclude New GMOs in Non-GMO value chains” and analysed current experiences and future prospects with a talk on the organic perspective on ensuring GM-free value chains.
On behalf of the organisers, Alexander Hissting, Managing Director of VLOG – partner of DARWIN project – emphasised: “Non-GMO markets are economically very successful and are thriving with strong support from consumers. We are ready and willing to face current political and market challenges.“ The organisers are convinced that NGTs should be strictly regulated, just like all other GMOs. […] The Non-GMO sector is here to stay!”
Photo credits: Nina Werth
