The mBio Project - Tracking Biotechnology in Africa

Biotechnology – including genetic modification and genome editing – allows plant breeders to develop crops with a number of different traits, including those that might make a crop more nutritious, resilient to weather changes, and resistant to pests. The mBio Project tracks plant biotechnology research on the African continent, where donors have allocated significant resources towards developing genetically modified crops for African farmers.

Commercial GM Crops by Country

African countries with at least one active, commercialized GM crop project for cultivation.

* South Africa has several other commercialized GM Crops in our database, but we are unable to independently confirm those products in the marketplace. Please contact us if you find such evidence.

GM Crops by Trait Category

Number of unique commercialized GM crops with each commercial trait category*.

* Some GM crops may have multiple commercial traits. These will appear twice.

But looking at commercialized crops tells just one part of a bigger story. Click here to dig deeper into GM crop development in Africa over the years, or here to access the full dataset.

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