Attaché Report (GAIN)

Bangladesh: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

The modern biotech sector in Bangladesh is advancing moderately through research on several crops with support from policymakers, regulators and development partners.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

United Kingdom: UK Government Paves Way For Genome Editing

“Genome editing” has been singled out as an innovative biotechnology that is to be nurtured and supported by the UK government as it prepares to depart the EU.
On December 5, 2017, the Government of Japan (GOJ) ratified the “Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplemental Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biodiversity”....
The JDC is expected to be implemented on or after April 14, 2016, and experts anticipate the JDC to provide more consideration to socio-economic issues and environmental impacts in risk assessment...