Ag Informer – China Approves Bio-Strains of US Exports

Chinese officials have given their blessing to a handful of strains of alfalfa, canola and other crops, offering a sense of optimism that the wheels may be turning on the country’s notoriously slow approval process.

According to media reports, China’s agriculture ministry recently approved eight genetically modified crops for import into the country, including several domestically developed technologies.

Beth Ellikidis, who heads up the agriculture and environment issue area for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, called the news “a positive step toward resolving the long- standing challenges developers face” in China.