Brazil and Argentina are the 2nd and 3rd largest producers of genetically modified food behind the United States.
[2] The government is looking to tighten the current law which allows farmers to keep seed without paying royalties in a bid to encourage more private investment.
[3] In Brazil the National Biosafety Technical Commission is responsible for assessing environmental and food safety and prepares guidelines for transport, importation and field experiments involving GM products.
[2] The National Biosafety Technical Commission has 27 members and includes 12 scientists, 9 ministerial representatives and 6 other specialists.
Honduras,[4] Costa Rica,[5] Colombia,[6] Bolivia,[7] Paraguay,[8] Chile,[9] and Uruguay[10] also allow GM crops to be grown.