GM Crops
Percentage of each GM crop
HT: herbicide-tolerant - IR: insect-resistant
Adoption of transgenic crops in the country
MAIZE*
HT/IR, HT
COTTON
HT/IR, HT
GM Flowers. Blue Carnation and rose:
Adoption rates are not calculated in the cases of seed production, niche market productos or molecular farming.
HT: herbicide-tolerant - IR: insect-resistant
* of technified maize
Trade
International trade of GM crops
Colombia exports the genetically modified flowers it produces to Europe, Asia and the United States. The transgenic flowers exported are: blue carnation, blue roses, blue chrysanthemums and blue baby's breath. For more information about the contribution of GM crops from Latin American countries to world trade visit the Trade section.
Are there local developments?
Some examples of local developments
• Potato resistant to the Guatemalan potato moth, developed by the Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB).
• Sugarcane resistant to the sugarcane yellow leaf virus, developed by the Centro de Investigación de la Caña de Azúcar de Colombia (CENICAÑA).
• Herbicide-tolerant soybean and insect-resistant maize, developed by the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
• Sacha inchi and castor oil with high oleic acid content con alto contenido de ácido oleico, developed by the Universidad EAFIT.
• Disease-resistant rice, cassava and grass forages, developed by the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT).