Philippines: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

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The Philippines continues to be a regional biotechnology leader. However, the biosafety application process is taking an extended amount of time under current regulations, embodied in the Joint Departmental Circular (JDC) of 2016. There have been no reported trade disruptions so far, but the resulting delays in application processing may gradually erode this leadership status.

Philippines: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

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