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Continued interest expressed by farmers and agricultural scientists to improve agricultural output via biotechnology has not resulted in a legal framework for either testing or commercializing...

Guatemala does not allow commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) plants. There is a “de facto moratorium” in place.

Biotech regulation has been virtually non-existent in the Caribbean.

In Nicaragua, imports of Genetically Engineered crops (GE) are limited to the use of animal feed...

This report is an update of the Biotechnology Annual Report 2014 providing information on the status of biotechnology in Romania.

The UK is a strong proponent of more efficient and effective regulation of genetic engineering within Europe.

El Salvador's Ministry of Environment has not completed the necessary steps of the regulatory framework for their safe use and commercialization.

Mozambique is now in a position to start research trials of Genetically Engineered (GE) agricultural crops, after the Council of Ministers approved amendments to the Biosafety Regulations...

In March 2015, the Crop Production Department (CPD) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) approved three genetically modified corn varieties for commercial planting.

Saudi Arabia currently adopts biotech regulations issued by the Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO) in 2011for imported food and agricultural products.

There is currently no production of agricultural biotechnology in Angola, and GE imports are limited to food aid.

This report supplements the EU-28 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual 2014 report with information about the new regulation that allows each EU Member State to “opt-out” of GE crop cultivation...