March 3, 2021

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Australia - New South Wales to lift longstanding ban on GM crops (AAP)

March 2, 2021

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Australian Seed Federation welcomes expiry of moratorium on cultivation of GM food crops in New South Wales on 1 July 2021

Pakistan - Agricultural biotechnology, annual report

Australia - New South Wales organic farmers call for more protection as state lifts ban on GM crops - Representatives say regulators need to ensure there is no contamination from windblown seeds and pollen from genetically modified produce (The Guardian)

February 18, 2021

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Japan GM food safety update: Transgenic soy, rapeseed have no impact on biodiversity even after 15 years – government study
Datos de 15 años del cultivo de colza y soja MG en Japón confirman que no tienen efectos sobre la biodiversidad

February 17, 2021

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Steps for keeping Bt eggplant technology sustainable and durable in Bangladesh

February 12, 2021

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Filipino farmers lose PhP33.85 billion annually due to delays in Bt eggplant commercialization

February 11, 2021

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Australian OGTR - Receipt of licence application from BASF Australia Ltd for commercial release of genetically modified canola

February 10, 2021

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Developing countries outperform industrial countries in GM crop adoption

Genetically modified cros in Asia Pacific - A comprehensive reference on the progress of GM crop adoption across the Asia Pacific region

February 9, 2021

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China finds illegal work on genetically modified corn, cotton seed (Reuters)

February 4, 2021

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Indonesia - Ministry of Agriculture issues regulation on genetically engineered crops, paving the way for commercial cultivation

February 3, 2021

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ISAAA report on global adoption of GM crops in 2019 is now available

February 2, 2021

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Pakistan - Punjab Seed Council approves two new Bt cotton varieties

January 28, 2021

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Australian OGTR - Invitation to comment on the commercial release of a genetically modified canola

January 20, 2021

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Bangladesh conducts field trials of Bt cotton even as India drags its feet on new GM crops (Swarajyamag)

January 18, 2021

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​​​Food Standards Australia New Zealand - Call for comment for food from herbicide-tolerant canola 

January 15, 2021

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China approves import of GM corn from Bayer and Syngenta (AgriMarketing)

January 12, 2021

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Iinternational Seed Federation statement on the notification of genome edited high-GABA tomato in Japan

January 11, 2021

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China to approve further domestic GMO corn, soy crop varieties (Reuters)

January 4, 2021

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China moves on to tackle the 'chips' for agriculture (Global Times)

Japan - Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare updates genome editing handling procedures for crossbred progeny

December 23, 2020

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China food security: Beijing calls for biotech breakthrough to improve seed industry (South China Morning Post)

December 21, 2020

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New Zealand - Agricultural biotechnology, annual report

China signals GM, biotech push in key policy statement (Reuters)

December 18, 2020

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Japanese breeders launch genome edited tomato (HortiDaily)

Sri Lanka - Agricultural biotechnology, annual report

Korea - Agricultural biotechnology, annual report

China - Agricultural biotechnology, annual report

December 17, 2020

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Australia - The Legislative and Governance Forum on Gene Technology has opened consultation on a package of documents seeking feedback on a proposed regulatory framework to implement recommendations of the Third Review of the National Gene Technology Scheme