Coexistence of Genetically Modified, Organic and Conventional Foods

Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes is the MSMC Endowed Professor of Agribusiness Strategy and the Director of the Economics and Management of Agrobiotechnology Center (EMAC) at the University of Missouri. His research, teaching and outreach focus on the economics and policy of agrifood biotechnology and other agribusiness innovations.Peter W.B. Phillips is Distinguished Professor of Public Policy in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He undertakes research on governing transformative innovation, including regulation and trade policy.Justus Wesseler is Professor and Head of Group Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy in the Social Science Department at Wageningen University, The Netherlands. He undertakes research on the contribution of the bio-economy value chain to sustainable development.Stuart Smyth is an AssistantProfessor and holds the Industry Chair in Agri-Food Innovation in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. His research focuses on the sustainability and farm level impacts of genetically modified crops.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The Science of Gene Flow in Agriculture and Its Role in Coexistence.- 3. Developing Market Driven Standards for Coexistence: Tolerances, Thresholds, and Other Technical Standards Used by the Seed Industry.- 4. Economic and Legal Principles of Coexistence Policy in North America.- 5. Organic Label Rules And Market Tensions: The Challenge of Satisfying Buyers.- 6. Developing Solutions for Coexistence in the EU - Legal, Technical, and Economic Issues.- 7. The Principle(S) of Co-Existence in the Market for GMOs in Europe: Social, Economic And Legal Avenues.- 8. Coexistence In Brazil.- 9. What Can We Learn about Coexistence from Commercial Non-GM Programs in the US?.- 10. Lessons from the Legal Cases of GM Alfalfa And Sugar Beet Deregulation tn the United States.- 11.Organic Versus GM Agriculture in The Courtroom in Australia and the USA.- 12. Coexistence – Under-ExploredFacets for a USDA Policy.- 13. The “Honey” Judgment Of Bablok and Others Vs. Freistaat Bayern in the Court Of Justice of the European Union: Implications For Coexistence.- 14.The Canadian And European Union Impacts From The Detection of GM Flax.- 15.Consequences Of Adventitious Presence Of Non-Approved GMOs In Seeds: The Case Of Maize Seeds in Germany.- 16. Commercialization Strategies And Market Opportunities for GM Canola.- 17. Regulatory Lags For Genetically Modified Crops: Legal and Political Perspectives.- 18.Regulatory Approval Asynchrony, LLP, and Implications for Biotech R&D And Innovation.- 19.The Economic Impacts of Regulatory Delays: The Case of HT Soybeans.- 20. Potential Economic Impacts of Low Level Presence (Ll) in the Global Wheat Market.- 21. Potential Economic Impacts of Asynchronous Approvals Of Biotech Crops on South Korea.- 22. Low Level Presence and Asynchronous Authorizations of Genetically Modified Products In China.- 23. Asynchronous Approvals And The Low Level Presence Of Unapproved GM Products In Imports:  How “Tolerant” Should Small Countries Be?.- 24. Low Level Presence Under The WTO.- 25. Forging the Future of LLP: Building An International Coalition And Developing A National LLP Policy.- 26. Market Solutions To Coexistence And Regulatory Asynchrony.- 27. Coexistence Of Genetically Modified, Conventional, And Organic Food Products: A Framework And Analysis.- 28. The Cost of a GMO-Free Market Basket Of Food In The US.- 29. Lessons From Eu Voluntary Labeling Schemes for GM-Free Processed Food Products.- 30. Welfare And Co-Existence.- 31. GM Maize in Mexico: The Challenge of Coexistence in a Centre Of Origin.- 32. Conclusions and Synthesis.