Browse Data and Analysis

In an effort to support the development and adoption of science-based rulemaking FAS Mexico developed ten educational videos on biotechnology and genetically engineered organisms in Spanish.

Bt corn and Bt cotton will likely be the first ever genetically modified crops to be cultivated in Kenya if the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) approves applications submitted...

The Tunisian legislation on biotechnology might be approved now that the new parliament is in place.

Thailand made some progress in 2015 on laying out a draft regulatory framework on adopting agricultural biotechnology.

Pakistan’s biotech regulatory system is currently on hiatus as the courts work to determine whether the provinces or federal government should regulate biotech crops.

The Australian federal government is very supportive of biotechnology and has committed considerable long-term funding to research and development.

The Australian Department of Agriculture has released the draft Biosecurity (Biosecurity Import Risk Analyses) Regulation 2015 (BIRA regulation) for public consideration.

The Government of Cote d’Ivoire having finally adopted the Cartagena Protocol in June 2015, is drafting the biosafety law for Parliament approval.

This report provides the latest status of consumption, regulation, public perception, research, development and production of genetically engineered crops in Japan.

In June 2014, FAS Bucharest and AgroBiotechRom Association, the voice of the biotech industry in Romania, organized another successful biotech outreach activity.

The German seed company KWS is starting a new biotech research center in Missouri.

The bill amending Pakistan’s 1976 Seed Act has cleared the first step of the legislative process.