关键词: 阿根廷, 农业生物技术, 贸易与生产, 政策

Abstract: Argentina continues to be the third largest producer of biotech crops after the United States and Brazil, producing 15 percent of the world s biotech production. On May 19, 2011, the government approved Syngenta s corn event MIR162 for production and commercialization and as the event is not yet approved in Europe, this represents a step forward against the “mirror policy” with the European Union. In an effort to move forward in finding a mechanism to recognize intellectual property rights, Monsanto (with support of the seed industry) developed a private agreement with farmers. Up until now, 3 640 farmers have signed the agreement, which represents 31.5 percent of the total area.

Key words: Argentina, agricultural biotechnology, trade and production, policy