Abstract:
Utilization of genetic engineering for development of agricultural products, while holding tremendous promise, has also been received with some concerns perceived risks human health and the environment. For this reason, international obligations have been put in place that require every country with an intention of introducing genetically modified (GM) crops in the environment to put in place systems to test these products before open release to the environment.
Before any GM crop is released to the public, it progresses through a product development pathway that includes contained investigations, confined testing, unconfined evaluation and then commercial release to farmers and the markets.