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On February 21, 2024, The Government of Rwanda (GoR) published a new biosafety law providing requirements for the transit and utilization of living modified organisms (LMOs) produced through modern biotechnology techniques. This law enters effect immediately.

This report provides updated information about the adoption of agricultural biotechnology in Vietnam. In the first six months of 2023, Vietnam approved six outstanding biotech corn hybrids for cultivation after the country suspended its appraisal process since 2017.

This report provides updated information about the adoption of agricultural biotechnology in Vietnam. Since approving all outstanding applications for food and feed use in August 2021, Vietnam has not resumed its regulatory process for acknowledging and reviewing new applications.

As of October 2020, Vietnam has issued 45 Certificates of Food/Feed Approval for genetically engineered (GE) products for corn, soybeans, canola, sugar beets, alfalfa, and cotton.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) issued Certificates of Food and Feed Safety Approvals for ten genetically engineered (GE) events for corn, soybeans, and alfalfa in 2018-2019.

This report provides an overview of the health and quarantine certificates needed for exporting food and agricultural products to Vietnam.

On September 20, 2019, the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) approved five biotech events, including, two soybean events, one corn event, and two alfalfa events.

In 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) continued its delay in the review and approval of genetically engineered (GE) events for food and feed use, including biotech....

In 2016, estimates for Vietnam’s growing areas of biotech crop (corn) were at 35,000 ha, accounting for about 3 percent of the total cultivated corn area.

This report provides a summary and an unofficial translation of Decree 15/2017/ND-CP, dated February 17, 2017 of the Government of Vietnam (GVN) which renews the functions, tasks, authority....

This report provides an unofficial translation of Decision 5463/QD-BNN-PC, dated December 28, 2016 of Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

During 2016, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) continued its policy of adopting agricultural biotechnology and has made significant progress in reviewing and approving individual biotech traits...