The Biden administration says it will take steps toward challenging a ban that Mexico has placed on shipments of genetically modified corn from the United States.

The Kenyan government’s decision to reverse a ban on the import and cultivation of genetically modified organisms was “hasty,” say activists and agricultural lobby groups, calling for the prohibition to be “reinstated.” [...]

The proliferation of genetically modified food promotes food security but concurrently is a national security risk, strips rights from farmers, and lacks essential research and regulation.

The African Union is developing guidelines for the use of genetically modified (GM) crops across the continent, officials say, amid criticism from campaigners that some policies favor big business and lack adequate public input.

A Mexican federal judge has ruled against a request by the country’s National Farm Council to freeze a government plan to ban genetically modified corn and a widely used herbicide, glyphosate, by 2024.

Mexico is sticking to a plan to stop importing genetically modified corn and ban glyphosate, a widely used herbicide.

In the midst of a food crisis and shortages worsened by the coronavirus pandemic, Cuba has officially opened the door to GM crops as a “complement to conventional agriculture”.

Despite lawsuits and regulations, Bayer is developing new genetically engineered corn designed to work with five herbicides, including glyphosate and dicamba.