The Use of GM Crops in Developing Countries
Appendix 3: Examples of GM crops with relevance to developing countries (continue 5)
| Crop | Country | Improved trait | Comments | Stage |
| Rice | Philippines (34) | Micronutrient enrichment | Increased iron and zinc content Research undertaken by the Institute of Human Nutrition, at the University of the Philippines, in cooperation with IRRI Trials involving humans are about to commence to establish whether the micronutrients are bioavailable | F |
| US and Philippines (35) | Bacterial resistance | Resistance to bacterial leaf blight Gene patented by the University of California, Davis. The technology has been made available to developing countries free of charge. Field trials conducted in the Philippines by IRRI | F | |
| Soybean (36) | Argentina Uruguay South Africa Mexico Romania | Herbicide tolerance | The majority of herbicide tolerant soybeans grown worldwide are Monsanto varieties | C |
| Squash (37) | Egypt | Viral Viral resistance | Egyptian cultivar transformed using a construct with the zucchini yellow mosaic virus coat protein gene Collaboration between AGERI, Cornell University and Michigan State University Preliminary field trials in 1999 and 2000 | F |
34 Future Harvest (1999) New rices may improve human health: iron and zinc enriched rice undergoing trial in convent;
Vitamin A-Enhanced and iron-enriched rice varieties to be tested. Available:
http://www.futureharvest.org/news/rice.bckgrnd.shtml. Accessed on: 17 Jan 2003.
35 GRAIN (2000) BB rice: IRRIs first transgenic field test. Available: http://www.grain.org/publications/bbrice-en.cfm. Accessed on: 9 May 2003.
36 James C (2002) Preview, Global Status of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2002 ISAAA Brief No. 27 (Ithaca, NY: ISAAA).
37 Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project (2002) Biotechnology Research and Policy Activities of ABSP in Egypt: 1991- 2002. Available: http://www.iia.msu.edu/absp/egypt-absp.pdf. Accessed on: 29 May 2003.
| Crop | Country | Improved trait | Comments | Stage |
| Sweet potatoe | Vietnam (38) | Pest resistance (Bt) | Resistance to the sweet potato weevil Research undertaken by the Institute of Biotechnology in Hanoi, Vietnam Bt strains were donated free of charge by the company Novartis | L |
| Kenya | Viral resistance | Resistance to Sweet Potato feathery mottle virus Research undertaken by the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), ISAAA and Monsanto See case study 5 | F | |
| Wheat (40) | Egypt | Abiotic stresses | Development of varieties with tolerance to salt and drought Collaborative research undertaken by AGERI and Ohio State University | L |
38 Syngenta (2000) Novartis Agribusiness: New agricultural technologies for developing countries. Available:
http://www.syngenta.com/en/media/article.asp?article_id=63. Accessed on: 15 Jan 2003.
39 Monsanto (2001) Monsanto Welcomes U.N. Report on Biotechs Benefits for Developing World. Available:
http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/layout/media/01/07-09-01.asp. Accessed on: 16 Jan 2003.
40 Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project (2002) Biotechnology Research and Policy Activities of ABSP in Egypt: 1991-
2002. Available: http://www.iia.msu.edu/absp/egypt-absp.pdf. Accessed on: 29 May 2003.