Jamaica: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

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There is no commercial production of genetically engineered (GE) crops in Jamaica. At present, Jamaica's biotechnology and bio-safety environment does not accommodate the deregulation and commercialization of products of modern biotechnology. Jamaica ratified the Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety (CPB) on September 25, 2012 which came into force on December 24, 2012. 

Jamaica: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

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