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March 30, 2007
Source:
CropBiotech Update
After a decade of genetically
modified (GM) technology, important positive socio-economic and
environmental benefits have been realized despite a limited
range of GM agronomic traits that have been commercialized in a
small range of crops. The technology has resulted in improved
productivity and profitability for about 8.5 million adopting
farmers who have used it in over 87 million hectares in 2005.
These are among the conclusions
forwarded by
GM crops: The first ten years – global socio-economic and
environmental impacts
by Graham Brookes and Peter Barfoot
PG Economics Ltd.
United Kingdom.
The report, published as Brief 36, by the
International Service for the
Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), discusses
the global context of GM crops, the farm level economic impact
of GM crops, and environmental impact of the technology.
Full report:
www.isaaa.org/Resources/publications/briefs/36/download/isaaa-brief-36-2006.pdf
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