date:Sep 18, 2013
grown since the Ministry of Agriculture issued biosafety certificates to two strains of pest-resistant GM rice and corn in 2009.
The strains still need registration and production trials - which will take three to five years - before commercial planting can possibly begin, according to the ministry. But it was the first time a major grain producer endorsed the use of GM technology in a staple food.
In June, the ministry issued biosafety certificates to three new overseas varieties of genetical