GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS MARKET ANALYSIS

Key Developments

• As of June 2023, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) in India granted approval for the environmental release of the genetically modified (GM) mustard hybrid DMH-11. This significant decision paves the way for potential full commercial cultivation of GM mustard in the country. If the Supreme Court also grants its approval, DMH-11 will mark a historic milestone as India’s first genetically modified food crop.
• In September 2023, the Philippines approved the canola event LBFLFK for food, feed, and processing. The Philippines also approved the cotton event GFM cry1A for commercial cultivation in March 2023.
• In October 2022, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) approved the environmental release of GM mustard (Dhara Mustard Hybrid/DMH-11), which was developed in 2002, along with its parental crops from Indian and Eastern European lines. The main goal of this initiative was to achieve higher yields compared to both its parental lines and other existing mustard varieties
• In 2020, the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) approved field trials for new varieties of Bt-brinjal in eight Indian states. This comes after the fruit and borer-resistant Bt-brinjal was approved for commercial cultivation in 2009, but was put on a 10-year moratorium due to public outrage.