The Ministry of Agriculture of China has issued certificates for genetically modified crops grown domestically, and this brings the commercialization of grain grown in this way to the world market.

Biosafety certificates will relate to the resistance of corn and soybeans to herbicides, insects. Thus, China is paving the way for the local cultivation of GMO plants.

Such documents will be valid until December 2024, and have already been issued on the basis of corn developed in Beijin, as well as in Zhejiang, and GM soy developed in Shanghai.

The Ministry also announced that public discussions are expected on this issue. The stage of issuing documents is one of the last steps that are necessary for GM products to be issued to farmers as planting stock.

The most popular variety of black corn in China is the Xin Jun He Anthocyanin Black Sweet 1 hybrid. This species is enriched with natural anthocyanins (a pigment of plant origin that forms red, blue and purple colors of flowers, berries and fruits, depending on pH balance)

Earlier it became known that in 2009, China already issued biosafety certificates to its first varieties of GM corn and rice, but never allowed them to enter the international market due to the widespread public opposition to this technology.

Moreover, it has long been allowed to import such products for livestock feeding. Scientists believe that the approved traits of maize resistant to pests and herbicides can increase farm productivity by inhibiting the spread of insects in the country.

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