Innovative technology such as new breeding techniques must be allowed to be part of the solution to help meet national commitments to food security

The government’s current policy stance will likely discourage SA innovators, plant breeders and agricultural businesses from using the new advances in plant-breeding methods due to cumbersome regulations with expensive risk-analysis processes.

Government stance will discourage agribusiness’ use of new plant-breeding technology (businesslive.co.za)

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