Agricultural Biotechnology Development and Policy in China

This article provides an overview of China's agricultural biotechnology development policies. Research goals, strategies, priorities, commercialization, and China's organizational framework for agricultural biotechnology development are presented. Included is a description of the evolution of China's biosafety regulations as well as China's research capacity building and public investment--one of the largest public research efforts on agricultural biotechnology in the world. ; "The authors acknowledge the support of the International Service for National Agricultural Research, the Institute of Development Studies of the University of Sussex, and the National Science Foundation of China (70024001)." ; Includes bibliographical references