Comments on: New Zealand’s uncontaminated organics http://www.organicfoodee.com/news/2007/06/organicnewzealand.html Your organic food and organic lifestyle magazine Sat, 17 May 2008 11:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rob http://www.organicfoodee.com/news/2007/06/organicnewzealand.html#comment-1462 Rob Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:06:13 +0000 EU acceptance of GE contamination in all crops, gives New Zealand a real opportunity and point of difference in the world as a GE Free crop producer, according to The Soil & Health Association, New Zealand. In Br#comment-1462 As someone who has a commercial interest in supplying GM free honey from New Zealand then I am obviously happy with New Zealand's position. Also, as a low population. island nation, it is uniquely placed to be able to be GM free. However, on the global side of things, we are now at something like 6.6 billion people. That requires intensive farming to be able to feed as it is, let alone with further population increases. On the practical side of things, the existence of GM foods is only going to become more important in future. Of course it doesn't help that we all choose to live on the same land that is best for farming. If places like europe want more organic produce, then they have some tough choices to make on land use. Of course they also want to increase production of biodiesel...so many 'green solutions' only seem to change the set of problems. As someone who has a commercial interest in supplying GM free honey from New Zealand then I am obviously happy with New Zealand’s position. Also, as a low population. island nation, it is uniquely placed to be able to be GM free.

However, on the global side of things, we are now at something like 6.6 billion people. That requires intensive farming to be able to feed as it is, let alone with further population increases. On the practical side of things, the existence of GM foods is only going to become more important in future. Of course it doesn’t help that we all choose to live on the same land that is best for farming. If places like europe want more organic produce, then they have some tough choices to make on land use. Of course they also want to increase production of biodiesel…so many ‘green solutions’ only seem to change the set of problems.

]]> By: Kate http://www.organicfoodee.com/news/2007/06/organicnewzealand.html#comment-1190 Kate Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:53:49 +0000 EU acceptance of GE contamination in all crops, gives New Zealand a real opportunity and point of difference in the world as a GE Free crop producer, according to The Soil & Health Association, New Zealand. In Br#comment-1190 Pleased to live in NZ! Pleased to live in NZ!

]]> By: Ysanne http://www.organicfoodee.com/news/2007/06/organicnewzealand.html#comment-1147 Ysanne Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:13:44 +0000 EU acceptance of GE contamination in all crops, gives New Zealand a real opportunity and point of difference in the world as a GE Free crop producer, according to The Soil & Health Association, New Zealand. In Br#comment-1147 They're not making organic food GM... they're allowing up to 0.9% of organic food to contain GM material. So there's still very good reason to buy organic. They’re not making organic food GM… they’re allowing up to 0.9% of organic food to contain GM material. So there’s still very good reason to buy organic.

]]> By: Muriel http://www.organicfoodee.com/news/2007/06/organicnewzealand.html#comment-1114 Muriel Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:29:33 +0000 EU acceptance of GE contamination in all crops, gives New Zealand a real opportunity and point of difference in the world as a GE Free crop producer, according to The Soil & Health Association, New Zealand. In Br#comment-1114 I'm disgusted! I pay a premium to get food that is organic and NOT GM and now they're making our organic food GM. What's the point? I’m disgusted! I pay a premium to get food that is organic and NOT GM and now they’re making our organic food GM. What’s the point?

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