Argentina: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
Argentina continues to be the third largest producer of biotech crops after the United States and Brazil, producing 14 percent of the world´s total biotech crops. China’s approval of GE events continues to be a top priority for Argentine foreign trade. For the first time a resolution approving a GE event included a requirement stating that the event must be approved in China before it can be commercialized. The seed royalty system continues to be a problematic issue in the country, and the Government of Argentina (GOA) decided that a targeted law addressed in Congress, is the appropriate legal mechanism for establishing a system that would meet the needs of all parties involved.
