What is the biotech landscape in China?
The growth of the economy has caused demand for higher levels of food production. This demand include domestic price inflation of food products, the rising consumer desire for higher quality food products, the increased need for fuel including the usage of bio-fuels, and the growing constraints on land. The Chinese central government has taken several measures to deal with these issues. Compared with conventional varieties, the obvious advantages of GM varieties are high yield, high quality and increased disease resistance and herbicide resistance. GM corn, soybean, and cotton have been widely used in the United States and many other countries to guard against insect damage and to increase crop yields. The Chinese authorities are beginning to evaluate GM crop seed research and commercialization in order to meet the increasing demand of agricultural products.
