It is still
too early to tell. I am afraid that with the present
regulations really not much has changed compared to the
regulations in effect before October 2002. It might only have
become a bit more difficult to obtain exceptions for the use
of organically produced seeds.One
of the challenges is to match demand and supply for organic
seeds in the appropriate varieties in a timely manner.
Seed companies have to organize
production 1 or 2 years ahead of actual sales, and to determine
what and how much the organic growers will require a few years
down the road is really a very difficult task.
This is not a business in which anyone has
yet a
long experience.
