Jamaica: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   JM2021-0010

In 2020, The United States exported approximately US$444 million in agricultural products to Jamaica. The U.S remains one Jamaica's main trading partners. Some of the products from the United States such as grains, oilseeds used to formulate feed rations and some intermediate foods are considered biotech products. In Jamaica, the use of biotechnology and biosafety in food production and trading are guided by a National Biosafety Framework.

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