Strong evidence has shown that increased agricultural productivity and opened international trade are required to maintain and enhance food security. The multilateral trading system has been unable to keep trade open for one subset of agricultural products – those that use biotechnology in...

Given the rapid rates of technological improvements possible, using modern biotechnology, the product life cycle of new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is likely to be short and, hence, those investing in their development will desire access to the widest international market possible....

Biotechnology involves the use of modern biological procedures to enhance economically desirable traits exhibited by plants, animals and micro‐organisms. These new technologies are currently reaching the stage of commercial application in agriculture. Developing countries will face a major...