GM Crops
Percentage of each GM crop
SAFFLOWER is planted on a small area for the production of bovine chymosin (molecular farming)
HT: herbicide-tolerant - IR: insect-resistant - DT: drought-tolerant
Adoption of transgenic crops in the country
SOYBEAN
HT, HT/IR, DT/HT
MAIZE
HT/IR, HT
COTTON
HT/IR, HT
WHEAT
DT/HT
ALFALFA
Low lignin/HT
HT: herbicide-tolerant - IR: insect-resistant - DT: drought-tolerant
Trade
International trade of GM crops
Argentina is a net ag-exporting country. Products derived from GM crops represent more than 63% of the value of the country's agricultural exports and reach 114 countries around the world. For more information about the contribution of GM crops to world trade, from Argentina and the other Latin American countries, visit the Trade section.
Are there local developments?
Some examples of local developments
• Virus-resistant potato (PVY) developed by Tecnoplant and researchers from the Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (INGEBI-CONICET).
• Drought-tolerant soybean and wheat (HB4). Developed by a public-private sector joint endeavor between Bioceres and the Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral (IAL) which belongs to the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) and the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET).
• Boll-weevil resistant cotton (Anthonomus grandis) developed by the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA).
• Herbicide-tolerant sugarcane developed by the Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres (EEAOC) and the Chacra Experimental Agrícola Santa Rosa.