Cotton continues to be the only genetically engineered （GE） crop approved for cultivation and use. Regulatory uncertainty prevents life science companies from seeking approval for any other GE crops， but the National Biosafety Committee（NBC）is still developing regulations on imports of GE commodities intended for food， feed， and processing. In 2020， Pakistan imported around 2.2 million tons of soybeans， with the United States having nearly 50 percent market share.

Singapore does not have any domestic commercial production of plant biotechnology. As of October 2020， a total of 43 genetically engineered （GE） plant products have been approved for use as food or food ingredients in the country. Singapore’s Genetic Modification Advisory Committee （GMAC） recently revised its regulations on stacked events to adopt the "high covers low" approach which exempts higher order combinations of stacked events from regulatory assessment if they are derived from prior GMAC?endorsed lower order combinations.