China gradually embraces GM crops to boost feed security

China is taking significant steps toward embracing genetically modified (GM) crops in a bid to strengthen its food security and cut reliance on imports. While the transition is slow and carefully managed, the wider adoption of GM soybeans and maize is already reshaping the local feed market and could have a major impact on global trade flows. One step in that direction is the wider adoption of genetically modified (GM) varieties of soybeans and maize. These not only promise to cut the costs f