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SOUTH AFRICAN AND GLOBAL STATUS OF COMMERCIALIZED BIOTECH CROPSSOUTH AFRICAN AND GLOBAL STATUS OF COMMERCIALIZED BIOTECH CROPS
PRESENTATION AT THE ISAAA-SOUTH AFRICAN
MEDIA CONFERENCE
CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA
8 MARCH 2012
PROF. KLAUS AMMANN
EMERITUS PROF. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BERN AND GUEST PROF. AT THE DELFT
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, NETHERLANDS
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Figure 1: Trends in South African GM maize hectares 2000- 2012 harvest year
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Figure 2: Trends in South African GM maize as percentage of total GM by trait 2000-2012 harvest
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SOUTH AFRICAN TRACK RECORDSOUTH AFRICAN TRACK RECORD
2001 – 2011: 12 MILLION HECTARES GM MAIZE PLANTED
OVER 40 MILLION TONS OF GM GRAIN HARVESTED
40 MILL. CONSUMERS; 800 MILL. BROILERS; 1.4 MILL. CATTLE, 3 MILL. PIGS ATE GM MAIZE >> NONE GOT SICK
EST. ECONOMIC GAINS FROM GM CROPS 1998 – 2011 >> $809 MILL = R6.3 BILLION
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GM-BIOTECH CROPS IN AFRICAGM-BIOTECH CROPS IN AFRICA
EGYPT: COMMERCIAL GM MAIZEBURKINA FASO: COMMERCIAL GM
COTTON GM CROP FIELD TRIALS NIGERIA,
KENYA, UGANDAEXTENSIVE BIOTECH CROP
RESEARCH IN MANY AFRICAN COUNTRIES
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2011 ISAAA Report on Global Status ofBiotech/GM Crops
byDr. Clive James
Founder and Chair, ISAAA Board of Directors
International Service for the AcquisitionOf Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)
http://www.isaaa.org
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The Philanthropic Co-sponsors ofthe ISAAA 2011 Report
Fondazione Bussolera-Branca, Italy– supports the sharing of knowledge to aid global society to make knowledge-based decisions about biotech crops
Ibercaja, Spain– the fourth largest bank in Spain based in the maize growing area of the country where Bt maize is successfully grown – the largest area of Bt maize in the EU
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ISAAA
US registered, Not-for-Profit Charity, co-sponsored by public and private sector organizations
Mission of ISAAA:
• Share knowledge on crop biotechnology so that the global community is more well informed about the attributes and potential of the new technologies
• Contribute to poverty alleviation by increasing crop productivity and income generation, particularly for resource-poor farmers, and to bring about a safer environment and more sustainable agricultural development, through crop biotechnology.
• For more information, visit http://www.isaaa.org
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Biotech Crop Countries and Mega-Countries, 2011
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Global Area of Biotech Crops, 1996 to 2011:Industrial and Developing Countries (M Has, M Acres)
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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M Acres
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Industrial
Developing
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Soybean
Maize
Cotton
Canola
M Acres
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Global Area of Biotech Crops, 1996 to 2011:By Crop (Million Hectares, Million Acres)
Source: Clive James, 2012
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USA, BRAZIL AND EUUSA, BRAZIL AND EU
USA THE LEADER >> 69 MILL HECTARES (43% OF GLOBAL)
BRAZIL >> 2ND: 30.3 MILL HECTARES, 4.9 MILL MORE THAN 2010
EU >> 114 490 HA Bt MAIZE IN SPAIN, PORT., CZECH, SLOVAKIA, ROMANIA. GM POTATO STARTED IN SWEDEN, GERMANY
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Global Adoption Rates (%) for PrincipalBiotech Crops (Million Hectares, Million Acres), 2011
Source: Clive James, 2012
M Acres
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82%Cotton
75%Soybean
32%Maize
26%Canola
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Biotech
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148
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296
346
395
445
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GM CROPS IMPACTGM CROPS IMPACT
443 MILL KG. PESTICIDE ACTIVE INGREDIENT LESS
CO2 EMISSIONS SAVED 19 BILL KG BIODIVERSITY POSITIVE IMPACT FARMER POVERTY ALLEVIATED
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FUTURE PROSPECTSFUTURE PROSPECTS
UP TO 10 NEW COUNTRIES TO ADOPT GM CROPS QUALITY TRAITS LIKE VIT A IN RICE, SOYA FREE
OF TRANSFAT, REDUCED SATURATED FAT, OMEGA-3 RICH SOYA,
BIOTECH WHEAT BY 2017 DROUGHT TOLERANT MAIZE BY 2013 IN USA, IN
AFRICA BY 2017 GOLDEN RICE 2 WITH VIT A IN 2013 IN PHILIPPINES MUCH MORE IN PIPELINE
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