Negros officials and representatives from the private sector believe that in a few years, a shared goal of making the island “the organic food bowl of Asia” can be achieved. But, amidst efforts to go totally organic, there is at least one serious hitch that needs to be addressed immediately – the use of genetically-engineered (GE) farm produce such as the Bt corn. If stringent measures are adopted right away against the Bt corn, officials may have to think twice about the consequences and the impact it will have on the farmers using the GE variety, said Oriental Negros Board Member Pryde Henry Teves.