Biotech crops have been grown worldwide for more than
a decade. Welcome to the one place where you can hear about the benefits of genetically modified foods and crops
from the people who know best — the farmers and families who grow
GM crops
and the experts who research and study the
benefits of biotechnology in agriculture.
Featured Video: Richard Sithole
In 2007, South African farmers grew more than 4 million acres (1.8 million hectares) of genetically modified corn, soybeans and cotton crops. Farmer Richard Sithole shares his experience farming GM corn crops and the impact it has had on his family’s standard of living.
My family is well fed now, and we live at a higher standard because of Bt maize.
-- Richard Sithole