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Although Saudi Arabia has adopted regulations that allow for the import of biotech seeds, Saudi farmers have not shown an interest in importing or planting biotech seeds.

As of September 2020, Israel does not have a policy restricting the use of imported genetically engineered (GE) commodities or derivative products.

This report describes production, trade, research, policy, and marketing issues of genetically engineered (GE) plants, animal products, and microbial biotechnology in Italy.

The primary focus of agriculture research in Egypt is crop improvement and crop variety development.

The Government of Japan has completed and published guidelines for handling food and agricultural products derived from genome editing technology.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment anticipates that the Biodiversity Law, which includes biosafety regulations covering research, field trial, and...

On March 4, 2020, the European Commission published the founding legislative proposal of the EU Green Deal: the EU Climate Law.

The Government of Tanzania uses a conservative, precautionary approach to manage genetically engineered (GE) products in the country.

Angola currently does not allow the use of agricultural biotechnology in production, and imports containing genetically engineered (GE) components are limited to food aid.

Submission of the application for environmental release of Ghana’s first genetically engineered (GE) product, Bt cowpea, to the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) for approval is still pending...

Transgenic seed varieties have been grown in Costa Rica since 1992. All of the seeds are exported to the United States.

On October 23, 2020, the EU Ministers for Environment adopted the Council Conclusions on the Biodiversity Strategy.