The department has commissioned the following studies which seek to address matters of interest in agricultural biotechnology and provide balanced information.
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Reports
General
- Maintaining product integrity in the Australian seed and grain supply chain PDF
[2 MB, 159 pages] - Australia's crops and pastures in a changing climate – can biotechnology help? (December 2008) PDF [531 KB, 79 pages]
- GM crops: tools for insect pest and weed control in cotton and canola (November 2008) PDF [639 KB, 99 pages]
- Economic Impacts of GM Crops in Australia (May 2008)
- GM crops in Emerging Economies: Impacts on Australian Agriculture (March 2008)
- A Review of Non-GM Biotechnology (November 2007) PDF [753 KB, 78 pages]
Co-Existence of GM and Non GM Crops
- GM grains in Australia - identity preservation (December 2006)
Marketing and Trade
- GM crops in Emerging Economies: Impacts on Australian Agriculture (March 2008)
- A national market access framework for GM canola and future GM crops (August 2007) PDF [1.2 MB, 95 pages]
- GM Canola: An Information Package (August 2007) PDF [2 MB, 160 pages]
- Potential impacts from the introduction of GM canola on organic farming in Australia (May 2007)
- Report - Biosafety Protocol - implications of the documentation regime (Feb 2006)
- Market acceptance of GM canola - ABARES research report (March 2007)
- Market Access Issues for GM Products - implications for Australia (July 2003) PDF [297 KB, 67 pages]
Word [1.3 MB, 67 pages]
Articles
- A Sampling Plan and Test Protocol for GM Canola PDF [147 KB, 8 pages]
Brochures and factsheets
- GM canola: An information package (2007) PDF [1.4 MB, 2 pages]
- Value of biotechnology applications to Australian agriculture PDF (2007) [1 MB, 2 pages]
- GM Oilseed crops and the Australian oilseed industry (2007) PDF [1 MB, 2 pages]
- GM canola – Potential impacts on organic farming in Australia (May 2007)
- Market acceptance of GM canola (2007) PDF [124 KB, 2 pages]
Hard copies of any of the pamphlets can be obtained by sending an email containing your name and a mailing address.