Chile: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual

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Chile: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual
In 2025, Chilean researchers began a study on genetic variants associated with disease resistance in coho salmon, initiating the first ever study using biotechnology on animals in Chile. Also in 2025, the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) of the Ministry of Agriculture authorized the experimental production of a high-in fiber wheat variety developed using CRISPR technology; and the Chilean National Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA) began test planting of a new rice variety using 50% less water than traditional methods. Commercially, Chile continues allowing only the reproduction and reexport of GE seeds under strict control of the SAG.
Production & Sustainability, New Technologies
Western Hemisphere, Chile

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