Registration Regulation threaten organic farming

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*Go to Organic Agriculture Protection Fund • Saskatchewan Organic Directorate to listen to the interview.*

Seeds, Crops and GMOs:
New Variety Registration Regulations threaten organic farming and farmer independence.

Listen to this special Making the Links Radio program, “Seed Variety Control by Private Interests” on how the Canadian Food Inspection Agency seed regulations will be changed to accommodate the interests of private concerns and the transnational corporations who are pursuing genetically engineered seed production.

Host Don Kossick talks with organic farmer and National Farmers Union leader, Terry Boehm, about what these changes in seed variety registration will mean for farm communities and the organic farm movement in Canada.

The SOD position paper states, “The availability of high quality seed free from contamination by GMO varieties and seed that is certified organic or eligible for use in certified organic seed propagation is fundamental requirement for organic grain faming in Canada. The proposed Seed Variety regulation threatens quality, access, public accountability, and the buyers right to unbiased information about seed.”

Thanks to Don Kossick and Terry Boehm for making this information available to us.