Bangladesh: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
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The Government of Bangladesh has demonstrated a willingness to adopt and implement modern agricultural policy frameworks and guidelines that supports the safe and appropriate use of science and technology, including biotechnology, to help meet agricultural challenges and address the country’s food security concerns. With innovative biotechnology support from the international scientific community, Bangladesh is seeking to play a role in the advancement of modern biotechnology research and currently conducts trials of new genetically engineered (GE) varieties of essential trait-based crops, such as rice, potato, brinjal (eggplant), tomato, papaya, wheat, and cotton. However, the regulatory process for biotechnology in Bangladesh is at times inefficient. Delays in the approval process of certain GE varieties in Bangladesh are the cause of frustration amongst the agricultural science and technology community. Bangladesh’s research and development of animal biotechnology continues to be limited.
