Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 6/28/18


[T]he International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) and PG Economics, Ltd. released new studies highlighting the continued social, environmental and economic benefits of the global adoption of biotechnology in agriculture. The ISAAA report shows the global biotech crop area increased in 2017 by 3 percent or 4.7 million hectares.  This increase is due primarily to greater profitability stemming from higher commodity prices, increased market demand both domestically and internationally, and the presence of available seed technologies. 

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