Colombia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CO2023-0021
While Colombia´s regulatory environment remains friendly toward the adoption of biotechnology-derived crops and products, congressional anti-biotechnology initiatives pose a threat to further acceptance, and risk undermining future investments to benefit consumers and the agricultural sector. In 2022, planted area of genetically engineered cotton showed a 62 percent increase as compared to 2021, and genetically engineered corn production decreased by 17 percent, but planting area remained the second-highest figure after the 2021 record.

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