Read industry submissions, trade papers
and reports by clicking on the relevant links below:
BIOLOGICAL FARMERS OF AUSTRALIA: SUBMISSIONS
National Food Plan 2011
Jan 2012
Submission from Biological Farmers of Australia sent to the National Food Plan Unit outlining BFA’s position on value adding, research and devlopment, training and education and regulations.
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Food Labelling Submission
May 2010
Submission from Biological Farmers of Australia sent to the Food Labelling Review Secretariat (Department of Health and Aging) outlining BFA’s position food labels; including labelling of organic, free range and imported foods, and the labelling of processing aids and food colours, GM foods and ingredients, and nanotechnology.
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Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
September 2009
SUBMISSION TO CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME - GREEN PAPER
Submission from the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA) and Australian Certified Organic (ACO) to The Department of Climate Change outlining the BFA's position in relation to the incorporation of agriculture (with particular reference to the organic sector) into a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, and carbon trading scheme.
Name/s of author/s: Dr Andrew Monk.
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Philippine banana import proposal
December 2008
A submission paper to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Bio-Security Australia (BA) in regards to the topic: Questioning procedural approaches of BA in relation to effectively assessing impact on certified organic industry and broader biological farming and marketing practitioners in Australia.
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Nanotechnology News
May 2006
Joint Submission to the National Nanotechnology Strategy Taskforce: A Call for Better Public Engagements on Nanotechnology.
A number of high profile environmental, consumer, and health organisations sent a joint submission to the Nanotechnology Strategy Taskforce calling for better public engagement on nanotechnology.
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