Controversy over GM Canola in Australia
May 25, 2007| |
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) reported that the planting of GM canola will have little effect on existing organic supplies of the said product. Organic canola has not been produced in Australia for a number of years now, and according to the report, there are sufficient alternatives within organic crops to meet feed and formulation demand. The Organic Federation of Australia (OFA), however, disagrees with the claims that the planting of GM canola will not have an effect on the organic industry. "There are no markets around the world that will allow products to be called organic if they have a level of contamination from GM products. So organic growers would lose their premium on the market," he added.
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