Plant Biotechnology

Plant biotechnology drives agricultural innovation with multiple gene-edited crops reaching market. The session covers gene-edited crops (CRISPR rice, corn, soybeans, wheat), drought-resistant varieties for climate adaptation, biofortification programmes (HarvestPlus iron and zinc rice, Golden Rice vitamin A), molecular farming for vaccines and pharmaceuticals (plant-produced antibodies), plant tissue culture and micropropagation, and the regulatory landscape after USDA SECURE rule and EU NGT framework. Discussion addresses public acceptance of gene-edited foods, indigenous seed sovereignty, vertical farming biology and economics, plant-based recombinant protein production, and the IP landscape around gene-edited crop varieties.