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South Asia, which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, accounts for 24 percent of the world’s population, with 1.84 billion people in 2019.

There are no significant developments to convey since the previous report from November 2018.

There are no significant developments to convey since the previous report from January 2018.

The Department of Agriculture made changes to the process for registering new plant varieties.

Myanmar does not have a biosafety framework to track genetically engineered food or animal products.

In April 2015, Nigeria signed its biosafety bill and established the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA). NBMA functions to regulate the law and provide oversight for utilizing...

In recent years, India’s exports have demonstrated phenomenal growth – especially to developing countries, which now account for nearly 80 percent of Indian exports.