GM Crops
1Yes
Does the country plant GM crops?
2000
Since
1.116
Area with GM crops in millions hectares
Percentage of each GM crop
HT: herbicide-tolerant - IR: insect-resistant
Adoption of transgenic crops in the country
HT: herbicide-tolerant - IR: insect-resistant
Trade
International trade of GM crops
Uruguay is a net ag-exporting country. Products derived from GM crops represent more than 18.5% of the value of the country's agricultural exports and reach 28 countries. For more information about the contribution of GM crops to world trade, from Uruguay and other Latin American countries, visit the Trade section.
Are there local developments?
Some examples of local developments
• Drought-tolerant soybean developed by the Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), in conjunction with the Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology of the Facultad de Ciencias and the National University of South Korea.