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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 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.
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International regulatory standards for GM crops are affirmed by a decade of safe use.
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63 countries are conducting plant biotech research across 57 different crops.
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Farmers have decreased pesticide applications by 172,000 metric tons.
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GM crops benefit the environment and conserve natural habitat for wildlife.
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Farmers growing biotech crops increased their income by $27 billion.
Pesticides registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will not cause unreasonable adverse effects to man or the environment when used according to label directions.
