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South Asia, which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, accounts for 24 percent of the world’s population, with 1.84 billion people in 2019.

There are no significant developments to convey since the previous report from November 2018.

There are no significant developments to convey since the previous report from January 2018.

The Department of Agriculture made changes to the process for registering new plant varieties.

Cotton lint production in Zimbabwe is expected to increase by 62 percent to73,000 MT in the 2017/18 MY, due to the government’s free inputs support program that targets smallholder farmers.

Myanmar does not have a biosafety framework to track genetically engineered food or animal products.

In recent years, India’s exports have demonstrated phenomenal growth – especially to developing countries, which now account for nearly 80 percent of Indian exports.