18 million farmers grew GMO crops in 2016. 26 countries 19 … · 2020-01-03 · India is the #1...
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39% of crop area devoted to GMOs globally is in the U.S. India is the # 1 cotton producer in the world. 96% of India’s cotton is GM Australia first planted GMOs in 1996. In 2015, 94% of Australia’s cotton crop was GMO The public-private partnership Water-Efficient Maize for Africa is developing drought-tolerant and insect-resistant corn for local farmer use. In 2016, Spain grew 95% of all GM corn in the EU 10 countries in Latin America grow GMOs: Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Honduras Mexico Paraguay Uruguay 3 GM crops are being cultivated in Africa Mexico Honduras Bolivia Portugal Chile Argentina Costa Rica Colombia United States Canada Spain Czech Republic Slovakia China Philippines Vietnam Brazil Sudan Pakistan India Paraguay South Africa Uruguay Australia Myanmar Bangladesh Corn Soybean Cotton Canola Papaya Sugar Beets Alfalfa Potato Poplar Eggplant As of 2016, GMOs are GROWN, IMPORTED, and/or used in FIELD TRIALS in more than 75 countries. Argentina Australia Bangladesh Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Czech Republic Honduras India Mexico Myanmar Pakistan Paraguay Philippines Portugal Slovakia South Africa Spain Sudan United States Uruguay Vietnam GROWING BIOTECH AND GRANTING IMPORT APPROVALS Austria Belgium Bulgaria Burkina Faso Croatia Cuba Cyprus Denmark Egypt Estonia France Finland Germany Greece Hungary Iran Ireland Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Netherlands New Zealand Norway Panama Poland Romania Russia Singapore Slovenia South Korea Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey GRANTING IMPORT APPROVALS Cameroon Ethiopia Ghana Indonesia Kenya Malawi Nigeria Swaziland Uganda United Kingdom APPROVING RESEARCH FIELD TRIALS GMOs Around the World 26 countries grew GMOs in 2016 19 developing countries grew GMOs 18 million farmers grew GMO crops in 2016. Most were from small farms in developing countries. 7 industrialized countries grew GMOs
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39%of crop area
devoted to GMOs globally is in
the U.S.
India is the #1
cotton producer in the world.
96%of India’s cotton
is GM Australia �rstplanted GMOs in
1996.
In 2015, 94% of Australia’s cotton crop
was GMO
The public-private partnership
Water-E�cient Maize for Africa is developing drought-tolerant and insect-resistant corn for local farmer use.
In 2016,Spain grew
95%of all GM corn
in the EU
10 countriesin Latin America grow GMOs:
ArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChileColombia
Costa RicaHondurasMexico ParaguayUruguay 3
GM crops are being cultivated
in Africa
Mexico
Honduras
Bolivia
Portugal
Chile
Argentina
Costa Rica
Colombia
United States
Canada
Spain
Czech Republic
Slovakia
China
Philippines
Vietnam
Brazil
Sudan
Pakistan India
Paraguay
South AfricaUruguay
Australia
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Corn Soybean
Cotton
Canola Papaya
Sugar Beets
Alfalfa
Potato PoplarEggplant
Source: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (2016). Brief 52: Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2016. Retrieved from http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/briefs/52/default.asp
As of 2016, GMOs are GROWN, IMPORTED, and/or used in FIELD TRIALS in more than 75 countries.
ArgentinaAustraliaBangladeshBoliviaBrazilCanadaChile ChinaColombiaCosta RicaCzech RepublicHondurasIndia
MexicoMyanmarPakistanParaguay PhilippinesPortugalSlovakiaSouth AfricaSpain SudanUnited StatesUruguayVietnam
GROWING BIOTECH AND GRANTING IMPORT APPROVALS
Austria Belgium BulgariaBurkina FasoCroatiaCubaCyprus DenmarkEgyptEstoniaFranceFinland GermanyGreece Hungary IranIrelandItalyJapanLatvia
LithuaniaLuxembourgMalaysia MaltaNetherlands New ZealandNorwayPanamaPolandRomaniaRussiaSingaporeSloveniaSouth KoreaSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanThailandTurkey
GRANTING IMPORT APPROVALS
CameroonEthiopiaGhanaIndonesia Kenya
MalawiNigeriaSwazilandUgandaUnited Kingdom
APPROVING RESEARCH FIELD TRIALS
GMOs Around the World26 countries grew GMOs in 2016
19 developing countries grew GMOs
18 million farmers grew GMO crops in 2016. Most were from small farms in developing countries.
7 industrialized countries grew GMOs
