Developing countries lead the way in the global adoption of biotech crops

Summary of the results of the annual report of the ISAAA

Globally, it is clear that since the first commercial planting in 1996, biotech crops have become an integral part of farming’s present and future, and developing countries are now leading the way. In 2011, developing countries adopted biotech crops at twice the rate of developed countries. Moreover, approximately 50 per cent of biotech crops are now grown in developing countries, the latest annual report from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) revealed today.

According to the latest report by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) in 2011, 16.7 million farmers planted 160 million hectares of biotech crops in 29 countries, up by 12 million hectares (8%) and 1.3 million farmers (8%) from 2010, when there were 15.4 million farmers planting biotech crops on 148 million hectares.

In Europe, the number of hectares of the only GM maize permitted to be cultivated here increased from 91,643 hectares to 114,607 hectares, an increase of over 20%. This included a 27% increase in Spain and a 59% increase in Portugal.

…Full Text: http://www.europabio.org/agricultural/press/developing-countries-lead-way-global-adoption-biotech-crops

Tags: Developing countries, biotech crops, esourcepoor farmers

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Europabio, 2012-02-07.

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International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA)

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