Australia’s plant science industry has welcomed the news the nation’s agriculture and food production, and associated supply chains, will not be affected by coronavirus shutdowns, reports North Queensland Register.
CropLife Australia CEO Matthew Cossey, said all CropLife member companies were undertaking the necessary actions to ensure the production and supply of critical crop protection and GM crop products remained uninterrupted.
“Given the significant challenges the farming sector and key support industries such as ours are facing as a result of COVID-19, I was pleased to participate in a teleconference industry roundtable hosted by the Federal Minister for Agriculture, David Littleproud,” Cossey said. “The loss of access to crucial crop protection products that our industry produces would significantly impact all farming.”