TY - JOUR
T1 - Segregation between GM and non-GM Inputs in EU Feed and Food Supply Chains: Future Scenarios
AU - Boccaletti, Stefano
AU - Passuello, Francesca
AU - Soregaroli, Claudio
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This study used a participatory scenario development
approach—more precisely, a two-day exploratory experts-based
workshop—to identify the key driving forces influencing future
scenarios for the segregation between GM and non-GM inputs
in EU feed and food supply chains, to investigate plausible alternative
scenarios, and to discuss their potential implications on
supply-chain actors. Twenty supply-chain stakeholders from
across Europe with key positions in associations, private companies,
universities, or EU institutions took part in the workshop.
A medium-term time horizon (2022) was used. The drivers
resulting from the discussion were first clustered and then
ranked by impact and uncertainty, allowing the identification of
the two key driving forces—‘regulatory framework’ (more
enabling or restrictive than the current regulations) and ‘consumer’s
perception of GMOs’ (more positive or negative than
the present one). According to stakeholders, a stricter policy on
GMOs in Europe might end up with increased segregation costs
for supply-chain actors, a reduced international competitiveness
of important sectors, and an uncertain long-term economic sustainability
of the niche markets for certified non-GM food products.
AB - This study used a participatory scenario development
approach—more precisely, a two-day exploratory experts-based
workshop—to identify the key driving forces influencing future
scenarios for the segregation between GM and non-GM inputs
in EU feed and food supply chains, to investigate plausible alternative
scenarios, and to discuss their potential implications on
supply-chain actors. Twenty supply-chain stakeholders from
across Europe with key positions in associations, private companies,
universities, or EU institutions took part in the workshop.
A medium-term time horizon (2022) was used. The drivers
resulting from the discussion were first clustered and then
ranked by impact and uncertainty, allowing the identification of
the two key driving forces—‘regulatory framework’ (more
enabling or restrictive than the current regulations) and ‘consumer’s
perception of GMOs’ (more positive or negative than
the present one). According to stakeholders, a stricter policy on
GMOs in Europe might end up with increased segregation costs
for supply-chain actors, a reduced international competitiveness
of important sectors, and an uncertain long-term economic sustainability
of the niche markets for certified non-GM food products.
KW - GM soybean
KW - explorative participatory approach
KW - segregation
KW - GM soybean
KW - explorative participatory approach
KW - segregation
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/104552
M3 - Article
SN - 1522-936X
VL - 20
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - AgBioForum
JF - AgBioForum
ER -