Join specialists from farming, campaigning, science, business and media for an in-depth discussion about whether gene editing is not just desirable but necessary if farming is to reach its goals higher sustainability and better welfare.
EVENTS
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Science and Scientists – Addressing the Conflict Issues Around Agricultural Genome Editing
London — 14/05/2020
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE. The use of genetic modification in food and farming has long […]
Gene-edited Animals in Agriculture EU Perspectives
Brussels — 24/03/2020
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE. Co-hosted by A Bigger Conversation (an initiative of Beyond GM) and […]
Genome editing and the health concept in organic farming – co-existence or conflict?
Nuremburg, Germany — 13/02/2020
Organic agriculture’s approach to food production is built on a concept of health. This session will explore if this concept is a valid way of assessing different approaches to plant […]
Wake up to genome editing: is it a threat or an opportunity?
Oxford — 08/01/2020
Genome editing is a profoundly transformative technology. It is being pushed by the research establishment, government, media and industry as the smart way to achieve sustainability. The agroecological/organic movement has been […]
‘Organic GMOs’ – Is This the Future of Sustainability?
Malmö, Sweden — 14/11/2019
The debate in Europe over the application of new genetic engineering techniques, and specifically gene editing techniques such as CRISPR, is intensifying. The research establishment, several Member States and parts […]
The Boundaries of Plant Breeding
Brussels, Belgium — 12/09/2019
The arguments over the acceptability of the new genetic engineering techniques are mainly conducted around political/economic risks and impacts and not around ethical or life values. And yet there are […]
Gene-edited animals in agriculture
London, UK — 18/06/2019
Gene-editing technology in agriculture is extending beyond the usual plant species into a variety of different farm animals. Biotechnologists say that it can help improve animal welfare and that gene-editing […]
You Decide: Can Organic GMOs Ever be a ‘Thing’?
London, UK — 07/04/2019
Some believe that genetic modification may have a role to play in organic agriculture; while others believe the two approaches are incompatible. Come, listen and decide for yourself.