Do you know where biotech crops are grown?

Do you know where biotech crops are grown?

18 Million

More than 30 countries have planted biotech crops since 1996. See where they were grown in 2014.

small, resource-poor farmers benefited from biotech crops in 2014

Czech Republic Slovakia

Biotech canola’s adoption rate in Canada has reached

Portugal

95%

USA

Spain

14.8M

farmers in China and India planted >15 million hectares of Bt cotton in 2014

Canada

is the largest producer of biotech crops in the world, planting 40% of global hectarage

USA China Cuba

Mexico

Pakistan

Honduras

Costa Rica Colombia

Bolivia

8 countries in Latin America plant biotech soybean

Romania

spain

is the leading country planting biotech maize in Europe

Burkina Faso

Sudan

Brazil

Argentina

1.8 Billion

India Myanmar

Paraguay Chile

Philippines

sudan

Uruguay

brazil

is the top developing country in the world planting biotech crops

hectares of biotech crops planted since 1996

James, Clive. 2014. Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2014. ISAAA Brief No. 49. ISAAA: Ithaca, NY.

South Africa

Bangladesh

has been planting Bt cotton since 2012

Australia Soybean

Papaya

Maize Cotton Canola

Poplar Squash Sugar beet

Alfalfa Eggplant

Sweet pepper Tomato

For more information on biotech crops, visit

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