Honduras: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
In September 2017, the Honduras National Service of Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health (SENASA) published a new decree to regulate the National Committee of Biotechnology and Biosecurity (NCBB), replacing the previous decree from 1998 under the Environmental Ministry. The new decree does not change the duties or objectives of the NCBB, but it officially places it under SENASA. Honduras allows commercial production of genetically engineered (GE) crops. As of August 2017, planted GE corn areas were virtually unchanged from 2016. Honduras has had biotechnology regulation and an NCBB committee since 1998. The regulation only covers plants.
