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Agriculture and Agricultural Biotechnology

Agriculture

Australia

Government – Commonwealth

• Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)
• Australian Government Agriculture Portal Provides links to State and Territory agriculture departments government and non-government agricultural organisations and information resources
• Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
• Australian Quarantine Inspection Service
• CRCs Cooperative Research Centres Agriculture and Rural Based Manufacturing
• Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation Farming and Food
• Department of Agriculture Forests and Fisheries Biosecurity Australia
• Department of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries
• Department of Agriculture Bureau of Rural Resource Sciences
• Department of Agriculture Forests and Fisheries Agriculture and Food
• Department of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries Animal Health Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer
• Department of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries Organic and Biodynamic Produce
• Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
• National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare
• Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (NRMMC) and the Primary Industries Ministerial Council (PIMC)
• Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC)

Organisations

• Australian Oilseeds Federation
• AUS-MEAT Ltd. Their principle objective is to manage Industry Quality Standards
• Biological Farmers of Australia
• Dairy Australia
• Meat and Livestock Australia
• National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia Ltd (NASAA)
• National Farmers Federation

Other Resources

• Agnet Links to national and international organisations and information resources
• Australian Agricultural Directories Comprehensive farmers’ guide to Australian and international agriculture web sites and search engines
• Agricultural policies in OECD countries: Monitoring and evaluation 2007. Australia
• Australian web servers - Agriculture
• OECD Environmental performance of agriculture in OECD countries since 1990: Australia website
• Yahoo: Australia: Agriculture

International Bodies

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• FAO Agriculture 21 Guide to FAO agricultural information
• International Phytosanitary Portal
• OECD Online - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Agriculture and Fisheries
• OECD Environmental performance of agriculture in OECD countries since 1990
• World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
• World Trade Organisation

International – Other Nations

• Canada Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Electronic Information Service - ACEIS
• Canada AgriWeb Directory of Canadian Agricultural & Agri-Food Resources
• European Commission Agriculture and Rural Development
• European Commission Food Safety - From Farm to Fork
• European Commission Organic Farming
• New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
• UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• US Department of Agriculture
• US Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Organic Products
• US Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library Agricola
• US Regulatory Agencies Unified Biotechnology Website

Further Resources

• AgNIC Home Page AgNIC (Agriculture Network Information Center) is a distributed network that provides access to agriculture-related information, subject area experts, and other resources
• Yahoo Agriculture

Agricultural Biotechnology

Both biotechnology and genetic engineering are included here. Biotechnology is a broader term covering applications of biological sciences. Genetic engineering, a biotechnology, involves the alteration of the genetic make-up or genotype of a living organism to achieve a changed function; e.g. the production of a chemical.

See also Biotechnology and Health, Biosecurity, Chemicals, Environmental Health, Food and Safety

Australia

Government - Commonwealth

• Australian Bureau of Resource Economics (ABARE) publishes research into GE crops
• Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Approves biological and biotechnological veterinary medicines
• Bioregs Online Provides links to Commonwealth agencies involved in biotechnology regulation
• Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation Biotechnology
• The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Bureau of Rural Resource Sciences publishes reports on agricultural biotechnology
• Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Biotechnology
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand Includes Genetically modified or GM foods and User guide –labelling genetically modified foods and Standard 1.5.2 Foods produced using gene technology and Review on the Current Status of the Extent and Use of Cloning in Animal Production in Australia and New Zealand 2003
• Gene Technology Ministerial Council
• Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
• National Health and Medical Research Council Animal Research and Ethical Issues Includes Guidelines for the generation, breeding, care and use of genetically modified and cloned animals and Guidelines on monoclonal antibody production
• Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
• Therapeutic Goods Administration Recombinant biologicals in Australian regulatory guidelines for prescription medicines

Government –States and Territories

• New South Wales Department of Primary Industries GM Canola Moratorium Information
• Queensland Industry Development Biotechnology and Gene technology and genetically modified organisms
• South Australia Primary Industries and Resources Genetically Modified Crops
• Tasmania Department of Primary Industries and Water Gene Technology and Primary Industries and Gene Technology
• Victoria Department of Human Services Biotechnology, Department of Primary Industries Science Research & Development and Biotechnology Policy, and Moratorium on GM canola
• Victoria Department of Innovation Industry and Regional Development Business Victoria Biotechnology
• Western Australia Department of Agriculture Biotechnology

Research Bodies

• Australian Academy of Science Statement of gene technology and GM plants
• The Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG)
• Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering GM technology ATSE Focus January 2006
• Centre for Law and Genetics
• Research Australia Beyond discovery 2007
• Western Australia State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre

Organisations

• Agrifood Awareness Australia Ltd Comprehensive Agbiotech Resources and summary of various Australian policy positions
• AusBiotech A peak biotechnology organisation that includes the Agbiotech site with links to research institutions, companies and government bodies
• BioInnovationsSA
• BioMelbourne Network A peak biotechnology organisation
• Geneethics
• Greenpeace Asia Pacific Truefood Guide
• Cotton Australia Biotechnology
• Network of Concerned Farmers
• South Australia Bio Innovation

Further Resources

• Australian life scientist
• BioInnovationsSA Provides links to Australian biotechnology government and industry bodies
• Biotechnology newsletter
• GE information bulletin

International Bodies

• Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture
• International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA)
• OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) Biotechnology applications in animal production.
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Biotechnology
• OECD Online - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Biosafety - Biotrack
• OECD Biotechnology statistics - 2006
• World Health Organisation Biotechnology Infosan information note, no. 4/2005

International – Other Nations

• Canada Government BioPortal
• Europa Questions and answers on the regulation of GMOs in the European Union
• European Commission Biotechnology
• European Commission Environment Biotechnology Includes GM plants and seeds
• European Commission Consequences, challenges and opportunities of modern biotechnology for Europe, 2007
• European Commission Agriculture and Rural Development Co-existence of GM and non-GM crops
• UK Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission Animals and biotechnology
• UK Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
• US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Biotechnology portal
• US Food and Drug Administration CVM and Animal cloning

Organisations

• Biotechnology Industry Organisation (BIO)
• NZBio New Zealand’s biotechnology industry association

Further Resources

• Bioworld Online
• GM watch A European web site critical of GE
• Science daily
• DNA Patents Database
  

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