Mexico · Agriculture
Key Facts
World first Mexico’s Cofepris granted the world’s first sanitary registration for an RNA-based biofungicide, announced 12 August 2026.
Target crops It is aimed at fungal disease across crops, with reporting citing grapes plus avocado, strawberry, cucumber, tomato and squash; no single fungus or efficacy figure was disclosed.
How it works RNA silences a gene the fungus needs to survive, acting only on that fungus and degrading naturally in soil, water and fruit.








