A record 14 million farmers in 25 countries are now using agricultural biotechnology, according to the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA).
The ISAAA report, The Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2009, says 90 percent (13 million) of these are resource-poor farmers in developing countries.
“The annual ISAAA report is proof positive that the global adoption of biotech crops especially corn, soybeans, cotton and canola increases each year as more and more farmers gain access to this technology,” said Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, executive vice president, food and agriculture for the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).
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