On 10-11 October 2019 in Hyderabad, India, the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), through its Asia Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology and Bioresources (APCoAB) programme, organised the “Regional expert consultation on gene editing in agriculture and its regulation” in partnership with the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII). Proceedings and recommendations from the meeting are now available, edited by R.K. Tyagi, R.K. Varshney, P. Bhatnagar-Mathur, S. Bajaj, R. Kumria and R.K. Khetarpal. See http://www.apaari.org/web/consultation-on-gene-editing-2019/ or contact [email protected] to request a copy.