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Portugal: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Portugal is the European Union’s (EU’s) second largest grower of genetically engineered (GE) corn and a major consumer of genetically engineered (GE) soybean meal in animal feed.
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Mozambique: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Mozambique planted its first genetically engineered (GE) corn trial at Chókwè Agricultural Station in 2017, as part of the Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) program aimed to test drought....
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United Arab Emirates: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (GCC-4), covered by Office of Agricultural Affairs in Dubai, permit the importation of genetically engineered (GE) food products of plant origin.
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Argentina: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

The Government of Argentina set a new record of seven biotech approvals in 2018, after a low level in 2017.
On February 8, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Environment released its final policy for the regulation of genome editing technologies.
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Kenya: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Bt. cotton will likely be the first commercially approved genetically engineered (GE) crop for cultivation in Kenya.
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China: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

On January 8, 2019, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) announced approval of five new biotech traits in imported crops for processing, the first new approvals....
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Italy: Biotech Industry 2016

Again, this year, Italy’s biotechnology industry is characterized as a dynamic and promising sector, despite the difficult economic situation that biotech companies have to confront on a daily basis
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Philippines: Philippine Supreme Court Reverses Decision

In a July 26, 2016 press briefing, the Philippine Supreme Court (SC) reversed its December 2015 decision stopping the field testing, propagation, commercialization, and importation of genetically...
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Peru: New Biotechnology Regulations Maintain Status Quo

On the 20th of July, President Humala of Peru signed an Executive Decree N° 006-2016-MINAM with a procedure and plan for surveillance and early detection of genetically engineered organisms...