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Organic crops & agriculture

Whose harvest? The politics of organic seed certification (pdf 240kb)

This briefing provides a global overview of the regulation of seeds in organic farming, and assesses what such regulations mean to the future of organic farming and its impact to small scale farmers.

It explores a range of issues including:
- The growth of the global market for organic foods
- Regulatory developments in Europe, the US and internationally
- The response of seed corporations to regulation of organic farming
- The impacts of the above on small scale farmers

The briefing also provides several references and links for further reading on this issue.

 

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