ABCA Releases GM Guide at Parliament House
April 1, 2015The Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia (ABCA) released the 2nd edition of The Official Australian Reference Guide to Agricultural Biotechnology and GM Crops during the 15th annual Science Meets Parliament event in Canberra, Australia.
The updated publication contains factual information on biotech crops based on scientific evidence. It covers a variety of topics such as the science, performance, safety and regulation of GM crops as well as products in the pipeline and the commercial and market realities. According to ABCA, the guide also gives a voice to farmers actually using GM crops and answers some common questions regarding stockfeed, the organizations involved in agri-biotech research, and food safety.
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