El Salvador

Overview

Area km²: 21,041

Population: 6,420,746

Capital: San Salvador

ISO 3166: SV

Population density:
305.2 hab/km²

National flower:
Spineless yucca (Yucca guatemalensis)

The economy of El Salvador is based on the service sector, its industry and agriculture. The country’s main agricultural products are coffee, maize, beans, sugarcane, milk, poultry meat and eggs, and its exports chiefly consist of coffee, sugar, corn flour, molasses, cheese, honey and tuna fish. As for maize cultivation, El Salvador shows a high adoption rate of maize hybrids, and Salvadorian farmers plant the maize hybrid seeds developed by CENTA (National Center for Agricultural, Livestock and Forestry Technology "Enrique Álvarez Córdova” CENTA-CIMMYT.

GM Crops

Does the country plant GM crops?

For the time being, the country does not commercially produce GM crops.

Are there local developments?

For the time being, there are no local developments of GM crops in advanced stages.

Benefits of GM crops

For the time being, El Salvador does not grow GM crops.

Regulation of GM crops

Brief description of the regulatory framework

Even though El Salvador has a general regulatory framework in place, as per the Environment Act and the Animal Health Act, the country still needs to develop the specific proceedings required to obtain authorization for the performance of GMO-related activities.

• Regulatory framework

GM animals

Does the country produce GM animals?

For the time being, the country does not commercially produce GM animals.

Brief description of the regulatory framework for GM animals

El Salvador could allow for the possibility to carry out trials with and commercialize transgenic animals within its general regulatory framework for Genetically Modified Organisms.

• Regulatory framework

Are there local developments?