Time for ASEAN to step up to biotechnology in food production

Time for ASEAN to step up to biotechnology in food production

China is reportedly planning to double the land it is using for the production of genetically-modified corn amidst the global rise in food-related supply chain tensions. When an agriculture giant like China shifts towards the use of biotech crops to produce high-yielding seeds, it behooves ASEAN to...

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Main Authors: Teng, Paul, Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis P.
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Social Sciences
Country and Region Studies
Non-Traditional Security
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173417
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:China is reportedly planning to double the land it is using for the production of genetically-modified corn amidst the global rise in food-related supply chain tensions. When an agriculture giant like China shifts towards the use of biotech crops to produce high-yielding seeds, it behooves ASEAN to do so as well to assure itself of sufficient feed and food, and to achieve the goals set out in several recent ASEAN declarations pertaining to sustainable agriculture, climate resilience and food security.

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