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20 I EUROPEAN SEED I EUROPEAN-SEED.COM GM in production areas 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Area 1826.2 2521.7 2298.6 2252 3825 5821 4834 4097 Area representation 43.5 51.9 45.1 46.2 49.5 62.7 58.9 48.0 Number of farmers 110 119 105 71 89 138 106 106 Farmers representation 78.6 47.6 44.9 37.2 35.9 49.6 45.7 44.5 FIGURE 5. DEVELOPMENT OF GM PRODUCTION IN PRODUCTION AREAS. In the 2014 season almost 50 per cent of GM production occurred in production areas and more than 40 per cent of farmers using GM varieties were organized in these areas. INSPECTION AND MONITORING All these measures are duly monitored every year with an inspection rate of more than 30 per cent of farmers who produce GM varieties all new farmers are inspected. These inspections include monitoring of the presence of GM varieties in neighbouring fields to date it has been below 0.9 per cent the labelling threshold. In spite of these strict measures discus- sions are ongoing in the political arena. At the moment there are a few legislation proposals forbidding the production of GM varieties in Portugal the opt-out option to be discussed in Portuguese Parliament in January 2016. In spite of these strict measures dis- cussions are ongoing in the political arena. Recently a few legislation proposals forbidding the production of GM varieties in Portugal the opt-out option were discussed in Portuguese Parliament in January 2016. Fortunately these proposals were rejected however there will be more discussions in the near future. Although this issue might be distant and mistrustful for most civil society and politi- cians GM maize production has clear benefits for Portuguese farmers.Source Information from the Portuguese official services of the Ministry of Agriculture 1000 0 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 Hectares 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Source Information from the Portuguese official services of the Ministry of Agriculture FIGURE 4. DEVELOPMENT OF GM PRODUCTION AREAS. We share Johans ambition to surprise consumers time after time Johan Solleveld comes from a tomato-growing family and has been involved in variety development at Rijk Zwaan for over 30years. Thanks to his extensive experience and to the fact that he really speaks the growers language heknows exactly what to look out for when selecting new tomatoes. Over the years Johan has gained an ever-greater appreciation of the tomatos versatility and potential. He knows that nature can sometimes have surprises in store and how important it is to remain open to the resulting opportunities. In close collaboration both with colleagues and customers he strives to make a valuable contribution to creating tasty new products every day. It is Johans ambition to surprise consumers time after time. Rijk Zwaan a global specialist in vegetable breeding - shares this ambition. We are working together towards a healthy future. Learn more at rijkzwaan.com 442262RZW_adv_Johan_181x129.indd 1 10-09-15 0754