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On March 4, 2020, the European Commission published the founding legislative proposal of the EU Green Deal: the EU Climate Law.
The Government of Tanzania uses a conservative, precautionary approach to manage genetically engineered (GE) products in the country.
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Angola: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Angola currently does not allow the use of agricultural biotechnology in production, and imports containing genetically engineered (GE) components are limited to food aid.
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Ghana: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Submission of the application for environmental release of Ghana’s first genetically engineered (GE) product, Bt cowpea, to the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) for approval is still pending...
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Iceland: Scrapie Identified in Sheep in Iceland

Scrapie (a fatal, degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of sheep and goats) was confirmed in a sheep on the Stóru-Akrar farm (home to 800 sheep) in Skagafjörður, Iceland.
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Netherlands: HPAI Detected on a Commercial Poultry Farm

After previously identifying highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality has confirmed a finding on a commercial poultry farm...
Post anticipates a fifteen percent decline in Spanish cotton production for MY2020/21.
On October 23, 2020, the EU Ministers for Environment adopted the Council Conclusions on the Biodiversity Strategy.
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European Union: Dairy and Products Annual

Post estimates that 2020 European Union (EU) milk deliveries will increase by one percent over 2019 due to continued global demand for dairy products, stable domestic demand, and market interventions.
Russia and Kyrgyzstan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) veterinary requirements and unified veterinary certificates regarding...
Wageningen Bioveterinary Research has identified the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8) (HPAI) in two dead swans.
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Serbia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

After over ten years, Serbia still has not implemented changes to its Law on Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEOs) which was adopted in 2009.