Genetically modified (GM) food is a controversial issue that is set to become an electoral one in the US, with one state set to vote on the practise.
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Ask and you shall receive – smart consultation leads to better scienc
Worldwide, and especially in Australia, much valuable science is being wasted or stalled through what is known as technology rejection – the public’s hostile reception of new technologies or scientific advice.
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How Australia can become Asia’s food bowl
Asia has the fastest-growing population in world. This will increase the demand for food, but greater urbanisation, westernisation and rising personal wealth is changing the form in which food is consumed.
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Calls for public register of foreign investment in Australian farming land
The peak farming representative group is calling for more transparency on the investments made in Australia by foreign investors.
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Salt-tolerant durum wheat could ensure food security
A new type of durum wheat that can tolerate salty soil has been developed by Australian scientists, in a discovery they could help reduce world food shortages.
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Aussie kids think yoghurt grows on trees: better education needed
If anyone needed further proof that Aussie children need better education on farming, new research showing many think yoghurt is grown on trees and socks come from animals should prove the point.
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GM ban holding us back : SA business group
A South Australian business group has called for the ban on GM crops to be lifted for the sake of the food industry.
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