Ukraine, which prohibits the cultivation of genetically-modified crops, plans to revamp its legislation in response to a growing illicit market for the crops, but hasn't decided whether to tighten or relax the ban, the agriculture ministry said.
Ukraine is a global exporter of agricultural products and the uncertainty over genetically-modified crops could hit shipments to countries where these products are prohibited.
Ukraine adopted a law on genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in 2007, but it does not contain control mechanisms and has a large number of inconsistencies, the ministry said in a statement.
