He said SA has also approved the Food and Nutrition Security Policy to ensure fallow land utilisation for food production.
The challenge SA was facing was ensuring the country can produce more food on reduced agricultural areas of lower value.
According to Mannya, SA has accepted that biotechnologies should help address production constraints.
“We’ve approved policies and regulatory frameworks to support biotechnology, especially the use of GMOs.
“Mannya said there was an acceptance that bio-tech tools can aid in addressing food production to help create “a food-secure region and nation,”.
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