East Asia and the Pacific

Data & Analysis

December 16, 2020
In 2020, China committed to a number of reforms to its agricultural biotechnology policies under the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement (“Phase One Agreement”).
December 16, 2020
Korea is in the process of drafting a proposal to revise its existing Living Modified Organism (LMO) Act to cover products of innovative biotechnologies, including genome edited products.
December 15, 2020
Biodiesel production in 2020 is expected to drop year over year by 16 percent to 1.25 billion liters due to a decrease in international and domestic diesel fuel demand stemming from the COVID-19...
December 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and African Swine Fever continue to dampen feed demand in the Philippines, while recent typhoons were damaging to rice and corn but not enough to offset strong production...