Assessing agricultural gene editing regulation in Latin America: an analysis of how policy windows and policy entrepreneurs shape agricultural gene editing regulatory regimes

This article explores new developments and challenges in agricultural gene editing (GED) regulation in nine countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru. As Gene Editing technology advances, regulations in Latin America and the Caribbean struggle to keep up. Developers and regulators face challenges such as consumer perceptions, intellectual property, research and development funding (both public and private), training, environmental and social impact, and access to national and international markets.