Working with Ecuador’s National Association of Manufacturers of Food and Beverage (ANFAB), FAS Quito organized three back-to-back workshops in the cities of Guayaquil, Cuenca, and Quito.
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Hong Kong: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

There are no changes since the last report. There is no mandatory labeling regulation for Genetically Engineered (GE) products.
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Portugal: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Portugal is the European Union’s (EU’s) second largest GE corn grower, after Spain, and has fully implemented EU regulations in its territory, including strict coexistence rules.
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Nigeria: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

In April 2015, the GON passed the lingered biosafety bill into law and created the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA).
A European Union (EU) directive that allows EU Member States (MS) to ban the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) plants in their respective territories for non-scientific reasons was adopted...
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Bangladesh: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

The biotechnology sector is in a nascent stage of development, but the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) seeks to move forward in developing and commercializing agricultural biotechnology.
On August 14, 2015, the President of Ethiopia signed into law the necessary regulatory framework that will allow the cultivation of genetically-engineered Bt cotton.
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Kazakhstan: Grain and Feed Update

Kazakh Currency Devaluation…Changes in Kazakhstani Land Management…Kazakhstan Export Forecast…West Kazakhstan Grain Yield Expected Down…No Locust Plague…
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Japan: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

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