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After five years of negotiations, Ecuador continues the process to approve the production of hemp for industrial and medicinal purposes.

Transgenic seed varieties have been grown in Costa Rica since 1992 with all seeds being exported to other countries.

Central America and the Caribbean, with their close geographical and economic ties to the United States, have always been an important market for U.S. agricultural exports.

Although Ecuador maintains a number of anti-biotech laws and regulations, there is minimal enforcement, and trade in cotton and soybean products continues.

Recent high-profile activism against biotechnology has created uncertainty among those involved in production and research of biotechnology products in Costa Rica.