Wednesday, January 28, 2015

BIOTECH CROPS SHOW CONTINUED GROWTH, BENEFITS IN 2014, GLOBAL PLANTINGS INCREASE BY 6 MILLION HECTARES

Eggplant and Potato Approvals Address Consumer Concerns

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- In 2014, a record 181.5 million hectares of biotech crops were grown globally, an increase of more than six million hectares from 2013, according to a report released today by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA). With the addition of Bangladesh, a total of 28 countries grew biotech crops during the year. The 20 developing and eight industrial countries where biotech crops are produced represent more than 60 percent of the world's population.

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