Where are products of biotechnology used in agriculture?
The agriculture and agri-food sector uses biotechnology in a variety of ways to produce agricultural inputs and food products. Agricultural inputs (products) of biotechnology include: • veterinary drugs and biologics (drugs used for the treatment or diagnosis of infectious diseases of animals); • plants with novel traits (crops and horticultural plants); • biopesticides (for insect, disease and pest control); • novel fertilizer supplements or “biofertilizers”(to improve plant growth); • livestock feed and feed additives; and • novel foods.
