关键词: 菲律宾, 农业生物技术, 贸易与生产, 政策

Abstract: The Philippine biotechnology regulatory system remains sciencebased and the country is increasingly being looked up to for guidance on biotechnology policy and regulations by other developing countries. Commercialization of the first locally developed genetically enhanced crop (Bt eggplant) will likely take place by early 2013, and Golden Rice is likely to follow shortly there after. There have been no reported biotechnology related trade disruptions, and U.S. exports of GE products continued to grow in 2010. Philippine agricultural policy remains food security oriented and policy developments have been positive. However, in the recently approved Philippine Development Plan, there are provisions that support the labeling of foods derived from GE products, as well as a precautionary approach to environmental risk assessments.

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