Algeria: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   AG2022-0010

Algeria does not develop, commercialize or import genetically engineered products. The Ministry of Agriculture’s decree of December 24, 2020, prevents agricultural genetically engineered product development, commercialization as well as import into Algeria. FAS Algiers continues to support biotechnology researchers through the Borlaug scientific exchange program.

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