South Australia reaches GM deal

Only 16 years of political wrangling needed.

Gregor Heard and Elizabeth Anderson in The Land 1 May 2020, 9 a.m.

SOUTH Australian grain producers will be able to join their mainland colleagues in being able to grow genetically modified (GM) food crops.

The news comes after the SA state government brokered a deal with the opposition to allow an amendment to legislation that moved to scrap a moratorium on GM crops.

The changes to the Genetically Modified Crops Management (Designated Area) Amendment Bill 2019 are likely to be formally ratified in as little as a fortnight after it was voted down in the SA Upper House in December last year.

This will mean SA growers will have access to GM varieties of canola and safflower, the two main GM food crops grown in Australia... more at heading link