PERSPECTIVE article
Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.
Sec. Biosafety and Biosecurity
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2025.1612226
This article is part of the Research TopicThe Future of Agricultural Biosafety RegulationsView all 4 articles
Genetically modified microorganisms for agricultural use: An opportunity for the advancement of risk assessment criteria in Argentina
Provisionally accepted
Juan Ignacio Amaturo1
Cecilia Caminoa2Nerina Francescutti3
Gabriela Levitus4
Dalia Marcela Lewi5
María Fabiana Malacarne6
Natalia Andrea Modena7
Clara Rubinstein8
Sandra Ruzal9Facundo Vesprini7
Carmen Vicien10*- 1Corteva Agriscience (Argentina), Ciudad autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2BASF, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 3Bayer Crop Science, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 4Argentine Association for the Development and Education in Biotechnology, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 5Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (Argentina), Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 6Argentine Seed Association, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 7Bayer Crop Science (Argentina), General Las Heras, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 8Institute for Scientific Cooperation in Environment and Health (ICCAS), Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 9Biochemistry Intitute, Exact ans Sciences School, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 10Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The development and use of biologicals in agriculture is of growing interest globally. The potential of these tools to increase and protect yield complementing other tools has stimulated the interest of developers. Agricultural countries like Brazil and Argentina in Latin America have extensive experience with the use of biologicals for biocontrol and as seed inoculants. The last decade has seen the number of bio-based startups grow in the region, many of those dedicated to the development of microbial based bio-inputs. The potential for improving the efficacy and functionality of these products by means of gene technologies is very promising; however, the regulatory oversight of these innovations needs adaptation to become fit for purpose. The Biotechnology Working Group at ICCAS identified the need for a science-based discussion on this matter and considered alternatives to the current paradigm, developed over 30 years ago for transgenic plants.
Keywords: microorganisms, Bio-inputs, biologicals, Risk Assessment, biosafety
Received: 15 Apr 2025; Accepted: 19 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Amaturo, Caminoa, Francescutti, Levitus, Lewi, Malacarne, Modena, Rubinstein, Ruzal, Vesprini and Vicien. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Carmen Vicien, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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