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David vs Goliath: the bifurcation of public policy concerning organic agriculture and biotechnology in Queensland

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  • Donaghy, Peter
  • Rolfe, John

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The Australian organic industry has undergone recent and rapid expansion in response to growing consumer concern over food safety issues. The industry is growing at 20- 30% per annum and has an annual gross value of $200 million. The Australian organic industry is vehemently opposed to the genetic engineering of foods and has requested that the Australian Government impose a five-year freeze on the import, sale and production of genetically engineered foods. In contrast, the Queensland Government is seeking to accelerate and nurture competitive bioindustries through the provision of its $270 million Bioindustries Strategy. This paper will examine the recent growth of the Australian organic industry, the potential conflicts between biotechnology and organic industry development and conflicting government policies guiding the expansion of the organic and biotechnology industries.

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  • Donaghy, Peter & Rolfe, John, 2001. "David vs Goliath: the bifurcation of public policy concerning organic agriculture and biotechnology in Queensland," 2001 Conference (45th), January 23-25, 2001, Adelaide, Australia 125589, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aare01:125589
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.125589
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    1. Chang, Hui-Shung (Christie), 2004. "Labelling issues of organic and GM foods in Australia," 2004 Conference (48th), February 11-13, 2004, Melbourne, Australia 58392, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
    2. Chang, Hui-Shung (Christie), 2004. "Labelling Issues of Organic and GM Foods in Australia," Working Papers 12934, University of New England, School of Economics.
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    4. Donaghy, Peter & Rolfe, John & Bennett, Jeffrey W., 2004. "Quasi-option values for enhanced information regarding genetically modified foods," 2004 Conference (48th), February 11-13, 2004, Melbourne, Australia 58403, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
    5. Donaghy, Peter & Rolfe, John & Bennett, Jeffrey W., 2002. "Disaggregating consumer demands for organic and genetically modified foods using the Choice Modelling technique," 2002 Conference (46th), February 13-15, 2002, Canberra, Australia 179524, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.

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