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This report described Burma’s current production, regulations and trade for genetically engineered products, as well as recent activities focused on agricultural biotechnology. Burma’s (also called Myanmar) National Biosafety Framework and Biosafety Guidelines have been pending approval by the Ministry of Agriculture since before the 2021 coup.

South Asia, which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, accounts for 24 percent of the world’s population, with 1.84 billion people in 2019.

Burma (also called Myanmar) is one of the last untapped markets with one of the fastest growing economies in Asia.

This report lists the major certificates required by the Burmese government agencies for U.S agricultural products exported to Burma.

Burma is in the process of updating many of its laws and regulations that affect the importation of agricultural products.