Pakistan: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

In 2024, the Pakistan government issued revised Biosafety Rules and Regulations, creating a system to request genetically engineered (GE) commodity imports for food, feed, and processing (FFP). As of mid-October 2024, importers had submitted several applications to import GE soybeans for FFP. The National Biosafety Committee (NBC) must approve these applications before GE soybean imports can resume. Two sugarcane events cleared initial regulatory approval for domestic cultivation.