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 negative messages about the controversial plant technology.

The council wants to encourage informed debate on biotechnology – or genetically modified crops – through the provision of credible, balanced, science-based information.

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