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Biotechnology
After a decade of use on more than one billion acres worldwide, plant biotechnology delivers proven economic and environmental benefits, a solid record of safe use and promising products for our future. Broadly based research, often conducted by government agencies and academic researchers, has documented these benefits:
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A new study released by the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP) reported that biotech crops continue to be planted on more acres in the US because they deliver significant economic and environmental benefits for US farmers. Read the complete NCFAP study here.
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A new peer-reviewed study by UK based economists Graham Brookes and Peter Barfoot, quantifies the cumulative economic and environmental impacts of biotech crops grown during the past eleven years (1996-2006). Key findings report that in addition to increasing global production of corn, cotton and canola, GM crops have reduced global impacts from pesticides by over 15%, made a significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural practices, and have significantly increased farmer incomes in every country in which GM crops are grown. Read the complete 2008 study here.
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Agricultural biotechnology in Argentina has given the country a $20 billion profit. See the complete 2006 study here.
Conversations about Plant Biotechnology
Today, 25 Nobel Prize recipients and more than 3,400 prominent scientists have expressed their support for plant biotechnology as a "powerful and safe" way to improve agriculture and the environment. In 2007, 12 million farmers in 23 countries echoed that support by planting 282.4 million acres (114.3 million hectares) of genetically modified (GM) crops.
Conversations about Plant Biotechnology is designed to give a voice and a face to the farmers and families who grow GM crops and the experts who research and study the safety and benefits of biotechnology in agriculture. In early 2005, we began sending a video crew to several countries around the world. They had one simple instruction: Have a conversation with growers and experts about their experiences with GM crops. There are no set questions and no scripted answers. And, no one is reimbursed for his or her participation.
- Quick facts about biotechnology and crop protection
- Biotechnology research
- Global outlook for biotechnology
- Biotech glossary
- Biotechnology links
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