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GM-free applications from 11 councils rejected by South Australian Government – ABC News
The South Australia Government has rejected 11 council applications to maintain a genetically modified crop ban in their area.
The South Australia Government has rejected 11 council applications to maintain a genetically modified (GM) crop ban in their area.
The decision means Kangaroo Island will be the only part of South Australia where GM crops cannot be grown.
In April this year, South Australia lifted its 16-year moratorium on GM crops across the mainland, but local councils were given six months to apply to be designated a GM crop cultivation-free area.
It was the result of a compromise the Liberal Government made…
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