Venezuela: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

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Continued interest expressed by farmers and agricultural scientists to improve agricultural output via biotechnology has not resulted in a legal framework for either testing or commercializing biotech seeds and other products. Most biotech development projects were halted in 2006 and no change in the government’s position is expected in the short term.

Venezuela: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

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