2013-01-09 | permalink

South Australia will not review its GM crop ban

SOUTH Australia has stared down the Federal Government over its ban on genetically modified crops. The Federal Government had asked states with GM moratoria which had not reviewed their positions within the past three years to do so by the end of 2014. State Agriculture Minister Gail Gago has defiantly turned down the request.
“I have written to the Federal Government and told them that we will not be doing this,” Ms Gago said. “South Australia’s glean green food bowl gives us a competitive edge in the market. “Our non-GM crops attract greater market prices and the exceptional quality of SA’s food bowl is synonymous with the state.

• Weekly Times, Australia: SA won’t ‘jeopardise’ state with GM crops