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Brazilian AgricultureBrazilian Annual Agricultural Production (million tons)

Grains 233 (2016/17)

Meat 26 (2016)

Fruit 41 (2016)

Milk 38 Billion liters (2015)

Brazil Numbers

»World’s largest exporter of Beef, Coffee, Sugar, Orange juice, Ethanol, Chicken and Soybean in 2016.

»In 2016 agribusiness exports reached ~US$ 90 billion.

Source: IBGE, Conab and MDIC.Reference source: Embrapa/SNE

Contribuition of Agriculture (approximately)

25% GDP

38% Job

42% Export

62% of the Brazilian Trade Balance

Brazilian AgricultureMain Markets Destination

Source: AgroStat Brasil from data of Secex/MDICElaboration: CGOE/ DPI/ SRI/ MAPA

Brazilian Agriculture

Source: IBGE Reference source: Embrapa/SNE

Food, Fiber and Energy Production

Double Cropping Systems - Corn after Soybean

Innovation/Conservation Agriculture in Brazil

No-tillage systemEnvironmentally friendly

(Carbon sequestration; water conservation, etc)

Harvesting SoybeansFirst Crop

Sowing CornSecond crop

Two crops in the same year without irrigation

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The National Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio)

Law nº 11.105, dated March 24th, 2005

“Brazilian Biosafety Law”

How the NBTs might fit on Brazilian

Biosafety Legislation?

• Previous consultation mechanism with the molecular characterization to

demonstrate if the final product is a GMO or not based on the CTNBio

conclusions.

• Research remains following Brazilian Biosafety Regulation (Biosafety Law

and CTNBio normative)

• Basic Concepts maintained: case by case and risk assessment (“fast track”).

Proposal of Normative for NBTs in Brazil (Under Discussion)

New Breeding Technologies (NBTs)

New Breeding Technologies (NBTs)

• Focus on the Product not in the Process;

• Genetically Modified Organisms without the presence (in

the progeny) of recombinant DNA/RNA or with the

presence of genetic elements that could be obtained by

conventional breeding or natural mutations.

Law nº 11.105, dated March 24th, 2005

“Brazilian Biosafety Law”

Ahas Glycine max

NBTs in Other Countries