Venezuela: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

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Continued interest expressed by farmers and agricultural scientists to improve agricultural output via biotechnology has not resulted in a legal framework for either testing or commercializing biotech seeds and other products. On December 28 the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) published a new Seed Law banning the use and research of modern biotechnology in agriculture.

Venezuela: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

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