beyond promises: top 10 facts about biotech/gm crops in 2014

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inTroduCTion

2014 is the 19th year of commercialization ofbiotech crops. The experience of the last 19 years ofcommercialization conrmed the promise of biotechcrops to deliver substantial agronomic, environmental,economic, health, and social benets to large and small

scale farmers worldwide.

Biotech crops are the fastest adopted crop technologyin recent history, reecting farmer satisfaction of theirbenets and their high adoption rates.

This booklet presents the 10 important highlights aboutbiotech crops in 2014, from the ISAAA Brief “GlobalStatus of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2014” written by Clive James, and available for download at:http://www.isaaa.org/.


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Hectarage of biotech cropsincreased every single yearfrom 1996 to 2014 with 12years of double digit growth

rates.

Since the recordedcommercialization ofGM crops in 1996 up to2014, several countrieshave contributed to anunprecedented 100-fold

increase in the global area oftransgenic crops.

FaCT 1


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FaCT 2

In 2014, hectarage of biotechcrops grew at an annual rateof 3-4%, up by 6.3 million from

175.2 million hectares in 2013.

The top biotech crops in order ofhectarage are: soybean, maize,cotton, and canola. Other biotechcrops grown in 2014 are: alfalfa,sugar beet, papaya, squash, poplar,tomato, sweet pepper, and brinjal/

eggplant.


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Farmers from Latin America,Asia, and Africa collectivelygrew 96 million hectares,

or 53% of the global 181.5million hectares of biotechcrops in 2014, comparedwith industrial countries at85 million hectares, or 47%of the global total.


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FaCT 4

Of the 28 countries whichplanted biotech crops in 2014,20 were developing and 8 were

industrial countries.

The 5 lead developingcountries in Latin America(Brazil, Argentina), Asia (India,China), and Africa (SouthAfrica) grew 47% of global

biotech crops.


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FaCT 5

More than 90%, or 16.5 millionfarmers that grew biotechcrops in 2014 are risk-averse,small, resource-poor farmers in

developing countries.

In the last 19 years, millionsof farmers in ~30 countriesworldwide have made morethan 100 million independentdecisions to plant and replant an

accumulated hectarage of morethan 1.8 billion hectaresof biotech crops.


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FaCT 6

The USA continued to bethe lead producer of biotechcrops globally with 73.1

million hectares, and averageadoption rate of over 90%across all biotech crops.

Each of the 10 countries whichgrew biotech crops in 2014planted more than 1 millionhectares.


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FaCT 7

2014 was the seventh yearfor farmers in Burkina Fasoto plant Bt cotton. In Sudan,

more than 30,000 farmersplanted Bt cotton in 2014.

South Africa planted 2.7million hectares of biotechmaize, soybean, and cottonin 2014.


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FaCT 8

Spain is the leading countryin the EU with 131,538hectares of Bt maize in 2014.

The other EU countries whichgrew biotech crops in 2014are: Portugal, Czech Republic,Romania, and Slovakia.


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From 1996 to 2013, economicgains at the farm level ofUS$133.3 billion were generatedglobally by biotech crops, due

to reduced production costs andsubstantial yield gains.

Biotech crops have reduced theamount of pesticides used by~500 million kilograms. In 2013alone, fewer insecticide spraysreduced CO

2 emissions by 28

billion kilograms, equivalent totaking 12.4 million cars off theroad for a year.


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FaCT 10

Modest annual gains areexpected due to high rates ofadoption of principal biotechcrops. The pipeline is full of new

biotech crop products whichcould be available in the next veyears.

Biotech crops can serve asengine of rural economic growthfor the alleviation of poverty for

the world’s small and resource-poor farmers.


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Beyond Promises:

Tp 10 Fct bt Btch/Gm Cp 2014Source: James, Clive. 2014. Global Status of Biotech/GM Crops: 2014. ISAAA Brief No. 49. ISAAA: Ithaca, NY

Text and layout: Clement DionglayEditor: Rhodora R. Aldemita

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