While many companies turn to genetic modification, SNZI's cultivars are 100% NO-GMO. It's a line we won't cross — and increasingly, it's exactly what the world's markets demand.
Genetically modified organisms are plants, animals or microorganisms whose genetic code has been artificially modified or altered.
Individual genes can be modified, or genes can be introduced from one organism to another across species boundaries. Despite biotech-industry claims, no evidence shows that any GMOs currently on the market deliver increased yield, enhanced nutrition, drought tolerance, or any other consumer benefit. The long-term safety of consuming GMO foods remains generally unknown, and credible independent long-term studies are lacking.
Developing premium gold kiwifruit without genetic modification is difficult, patient work — and it's the only way we do it. Across more than forty years, our varieties have been created by careful cross-breeding and selection, not laboratory modification.
That discipline is now a commercial asset. As regulators tighten rules on GMO cultivation and import, SNZI growers carry a guarantee that keeps every door open.
Increasingly health-conscious consumers are choosing organic and non-GMO products. Hartman Group research consistently finds NO-GMO to be a significant purchase driver.
of consumers say they avoid buying products with GMOs.
of consumers want to withhold support from companies that use GMOs.
of organic and natural product buyers cite GMO avoidance as a motivating factor.
To protect consumers, 64 countries now require genetically modified foods to be labelled — including all EU members, Australia and Japan.
26 countries around the world have banned the use of GMOs. With international concern increasing, cultivation and import restrictions continue to expand — Mexico, for instance, recently banned GMOs on specific crops including corn. For many growers tied to GMO crops, this has significantly affected their ability to sell. SNZI growers will never have that problem.
France, Germany, Austria, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Poland, Denmark, Malta, Slovenia, Italy, Croatia
Algeria, Madagascar
Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Bhutan, Saudi Arabia
Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Learn how our NO-GMO genetics can strengthen your position in premium markets.