ABCA in the NEWS
Monday, November 3rd, 2014
AUS – FARMERS MUST SPEAK UP
1 November 2014 Source: www.theland.com.au/news/agriculture/cropping/general-news/govt-gutless-on-gm-abca/2716048.aspx?storypage=0 AGRICULTURAL Biotechnology Council of Australia (ABCA) chair Ken Matthews says some Australian governments are “gutless” when it comes to giving farmers access to genetically modified (GM) crops. The former secretary of both the agriculture and transport departments made the no-nonsense observation in a detailed outline of global and domestic attitudes on […]
Wednesday, August 6th, 2014
AUS – TAKE A STAND ON GM
AUS – TAKE A STAND ON GM Source: www.theland.com.au/news/agriculture/general/news/take-a-stand-on-gm/2705602.aspx?src=rss A GREATER effort is needed from farmers to improve mainstream attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) crops, says Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia chairman and NSW Farmers guest speaker Ken Matthews. He said GM crops had many benefits for consumers and the environment, as well as farmers. […]
Monday, January 14th, 2013
ABCA TO CO-HOST AG BIO CONFERENCE
Australian bid wins international agricultural biotechnology conference
Australia has won the bid to host the 2015 Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC), the world’s leading forum for the promotion of innovation in agricultural bioscience.
Australia has won the bid to host the 2015 Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC), the world’s leading forum for the promotion of innovation in agricultural bioscience.
Monday, January 7th, 2013
BIOTECH COUNCIL WANTS TO PUT RECORD STRAIGHT
BIOTECH COUNCIL WANTS TO PUT RECORD STRAIGHT Source: Stock and Land, by Colin Bettles 3 January 2013 The Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia (ABCA) has held its first meeting, agreeing to a vision, mission and various objectives. The council, launched in September, aims to encourage national co-ordination of the Australian agricultural biotechnology sector to counter […]
PROMOTING GM DEBATE
PROMOTING GM DEBATE Source: The Land. By Colin Bettles. 18 December 2012 http://beta.theland.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/cropping/general-news/promoting-gm-debate/2639063.aspx THE Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia (ABCA) has held its first ever meeting, agreeing to a vision, mission and various objectives. The ABCA was launched in September at Parliament House in Canberra and aims to encourage national co-ordination of the Australian agricultural […]
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
Call for facts in GM debate
UP and coming Australian young farm industry leader Hollie Baillieu has praised moves to increase public debate on biotechnology, or Genetically Modified crops, using more fact-based information and less emotive arguments.
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia launch
The NFF attended the launch of another organisation we're proudly involved with - the Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia (ABCA) - at Parliament House today. Formerly Agrifood Awareness Australia, the ABCA aims to raise awareness of technology and innovation in food and fibre production. The launch took place, fittingly, during Science meets Parliament Week.
NFF part of new group to promote biotechnology in agriculture
A new organisation advocating for biotechnology in farming says it wants to lead a debate on the merits of geneticially modified food that is based on science and not emotion.
NFF part of new group to promote biotechnology in agriculture
A new organisation advocating for biotechnology in farming says it wants to lead a debate on the merits of geneticially modified food that is based on science and not emotion.
Agricultural Biotechnology Council launched in Canberra
The new Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia says it wants a national discussion about GM crops based less on emotion and more on science.
Saturday, August 18th, 2012
New joint initiative to promote biotech and GM in agriculture
Four leading industry bodies have combined forces to form the Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia to promote biotechnology and gene technology in agriculture.