[Ngo-sanrm] Ban on GMOs in South Australia will continue until 2019

Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management Working Group ngo-sanrm at ngocentre.org.vn
Sun Nov 10 05:20:37 GMT 2013


*Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development should consider
this: South Australia will extend its moratorium on GM crops until at least
2019 because of the economic benefits. *
Genetically modified crops ban to be extended in South Australia

ABC News, 7 Nov 2013
http://splashurl.com/mjndwf8

South Australia will extend a moratorium on genetically modified crops
until at least 2019.

SA is the only mainland state maintaining a ban on GM crop production and
trials.

Government Minister Leon Bignell said the state's GM-free status gave
primary producers a competitive advantage in key overseas markets,
including Japan.

He said a continuing ban would help protect premium food and wine
production and allow grain producers to attract higher prices.

"We've got a strong reputation not just around Australia but around the
world for producing clean, green premium food and we think having a
moratorium on the growing of GM crops really helps us in that end," he said.

"People are paying a $50 a tonne premium and we think there's a lot more
advantages to having the moratorium in place than to lift it."

The Opposition said it too would ensure there was a ban on genetically
modified crops until at least 2019 if it took office next March.

But Opposition agriculture spokesman David Ridgway said a ban needed
regular review to ensure restrictions on growing GM crops did not put local
farmers at a disadvantage.

"We support a moratorium but it needs to be monitored," he said.

"The Government claims that we get benefits, more dollars per tonne, it
enhances our reputation - it should be continually monitored just to make
sure our farmers and our producers are getting the benefits the Government
claims that we are getting a market advantage for our quality food and
wine."









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