1、 THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S.GOVERNMENT POLICY Required Report:Required-Public Distribution Date:November 18,2024 Report Number:GM2024-0011 Report Name:Agricultural Biotechnology Annual Country:Germa

2、ny Post:Berlin Report Category:Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Prepared By:Katarina von Witzke Approved By:Matthew Snyder Report Highlights:Genetically-engineered(GE)products are highly politicized in Germany.As the EU takes gradual steps towards potentially liberalizing NGTs,Ger

3、man public debate is beginning to shift from a general rejection of GE towards discussion regarding possible liberalization of New Genomic Techniques(NGTs).Many renowned scientific organizations have made strong cases for the liberalization of NGTs.However,there is still no GE crop production in Ger

4、many.Germany is also home to world-class companies that develop and supply GE seeds globally from facilities outside the European Union.Germanys livestock industry is a major consumer of imported GE soybeans for use as animal feed.2 Executive Summary:Germany is the most populous and economically pow

5、erful country in the European Union(EU).It is influential in agricultural policy,both within the EU and globally.Germans are generally open to new technology and willing to innovate but farming and especially agricultural biotechnology occupies a unique political space.German society is conflicted r

6、egarding agricultural biotechnology,and this is reflected in mixed government policies and messaging.For nearly a generation,German environmental and consumer activists have protested the use of biotechnology in agriculture both in Germany and globally.Biotech test plots,which are used both as a res