Technology · Agri-food systems / Crop biotech

High-resistance GM maize & soybean varieties (China)

Genetically modified, pest- and weed-resistant maize and soybean varieties approved in China, which entered industrial application and wider variety registration in 2023–2024.

Maturity 7/9 Risk: high Seeds & genetics Crop protection CN verified 2026-10-16 · 5 Sources

1 · What it gives

High-resistance, high-quality GM varieties of maize and soybean are used mainly to replace conventional varieties and cut losses from pests, diseases and weeds. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China entered industrial application and expanded variety registration in 2023 and 2024. Variety approval runs through regional and production trials (including DUS tests), safety assessment and authenticity testing, and variety registration.

2 · What it replaces 6

D3	Insect-resistant (Bt) crop varieties — cotton, maize, soybean, eggplant — instead of broad-spectrum insecticide sprays against bollworms, stem borers and fruit borers Replaces: Repeated organophosphate, carbamate and pyrethroid sprays against lepidopteran pests (Helicoverpa, pink bollworm, Ostrinia/Sesamia corn …	GM
D2	Disease-resistant crop varieties (marker-assisted breeding, stacked resistance genes, cisgenesis) instead of routine fungicide spray programmes Replaces: Season-long protective fungicide programmes on susceptible varieties — e.g. 10–20 sprays of mancozeb/chlorothalonil/metalaxyl against potato …	SEED
D2	Drone release of beneficial insects (Trichogramma, Cotesia, predatory mites) instead of insecticide sprays Replaces: Insecticide sprays against caterpillar and mite pests, and manual walking release of natural enemies (the labour bottleneck of large-scale …	MACRO
D3	Glutamate and MSG by bacterial fermentation instead of protein hydrolysis and chemical synthesis Replaces: Hydrolysis of wheat gluten or soybean protein with hydrochloric acid (1909–1960s); acrylonitrile-based chemical synthesis (Japan, …	FOOD
D1	Insect meal, single-cell protein and algal ingredients instead of fishmeal and soybean meal in feed Replaces: Fishmeal from reduction fisheries (anchoveta, sandeel); soybean meal from deforestation frontiers (with antinutritional factors and …	FEED
D1	Nitrogen-fixing and nutrient-mobilizing microbes (Azospirillum, Azotobacter, engineered root-associated diazotrophs) for maize, wheat and rice instead of part of the urea dose Replaces: Part (typically 10–25 %) of the mineral N (urea, UAN, ammonium nitrate) applied to non-legume cereals	AGROCHEM

3 · How to implement 3 steps

1
Regional and production trials
Run regional and production trials, including DUS testing.
2
Safety and identity
Complete safety assessment and authenticity testing.
3
Variety registration
Obtain variety registration and then commercialise.

4 · Who delivers

Matched suppliers (matched automatically)

MBFi	South Africa	Producer	active
Victus Bio	South Africa	Producer	active
Agro-Input Suppliers Limited	Malawi	Distributor	active
NARO	Uganda	Research / RTO	active
The Institute for Agricultural Research Samaru	Nigeria	Research / RTO	active
BM GreenTech Berhad	Malaysia	Research / RTO	active
Industrias Vepinsa	Mexico	Producer	active
Microbika	South Africa	Producer	active
Nuziveedu Seeds (NSL)	India	Research / RTO	active
QINGDAO SEAWIN BIOTECH GROUP	China	Research / RTO	active
AB Enzymes	Germany	Producer	active
DVO Inc.	United States	Producer	active

Leading companies and institutes (from the brief)

Providers named in the sources include Beijing Dabeinong Biotechnology, Hangzhou Ruifeng Biotechnology and China National Seed Group, with research bodies such as China Agricultural University and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Others are matched by the portal under Seeds & genetics.

5 · Rules & route to market

Route into Russia / EAEU: GM · Rospotrebnadzor (GM food) / Rosselkhoznadzor (GM feed)
cultivation banned
Information, not legal advice — confirm the procedure for your product. (2026-10-06)

United States

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no the US regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

European Union

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no the EU regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

China

These varieties are governed by the Seed Law, the Regulation on Safety Administration of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms and the variety-approval standards of the National Crop Variety Approval Committee.

6 · Money: tenders & grants

Grant	Enhancing the competitiveness of organic crop breeding: focus on intercropping adapted varieties European Commission · EU	Sep 22, 2027 341 days
Grant	Biotechnology application for CCU European Commission · EU	Sep 22, 2027 341 days
Grant	Europe-wide environmental benchmarking system of the industrial bioeconomy sectors European Commission · EU	Sep 22, 2027 341 days
Grant	Open topic: Using the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative to strengthen urban manufacturing in support of … European Commission · EU	Apr 8, 2027 174 days
Grant	Strengthening plant health: addressing emerging plant pest risks European Commission · EU	Apr 8, 2027 174 days

7 · Tech stack & innovations

Main risks from the sources: strict regulation, public controversy over GM safety, and technical-management challenges in commercial rollout.

Sources 5

Moa.gov.cn — www.moa.gov.cn 2026-10-16
Moa.gov.cn — www.moa.gov.cn 2026-10-16
Swjsjz.magtechjournal.com — swjsjz.magtechjournal.com 2026-10-16
Moa.gov.cn — www.moa.gov.cn 2026-10-16
Moa.gov.cn — www.moa.gov.cn 2026-10-16