In China, the first group of companies received licenses for the production of GMO soybean and corn seeds

Chinese regulators have issued licenses to 26 domestic seed companies to produce, distribute and sell genetically modified corn and soybean seeds in some provinces, paving the way for widespread commercial cultivation of GMO grains. The AgroXXI.ru portal has read an article published in the Reuters news agency that the PRC is moving towards creating a national GM crop seed industry: “The companies mentioned in the notification from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the PRC include Beijing Dabeinong Technology 002385.SZ and China National Seed, which is now owned by Syngenta Group. Other licensed companies include those operating in the major grain-producing provinces of Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin and Inner Mongolia. It is the first group of companies in China to receive licenses for seed production and commercialization of GM corn and soybeans, GLOCON Agritech Institute for Collaborative Innovation said in a statement. Despite its wariness about GMO technology, Beijing ...