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Beyond promises: top 10 facts about biotech/GM crops in 2013 [1]

2013 marks the 18th year of commercialization of biotech crops. The experience of the last 18 years of commercialization confirmed the promise of biotech crops to deliver substantial agronomic, environmental, economic, health, and social benefits to large and small scale farmers worldwide. Biotech crops are the fastest adopted crop technology in recent history, reflecting farmer satisfaction of their benefits and their high adoption rates. This booklet presents the 10 important highlights about biotech crops in 2013.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2014
Clive James [2]
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) [3]
Tags:
GM Crops [4], Bt Cotton [5], Bt Brinjal [6], Developing Countries [7], India [8], Maize [9], Farmers [10], Food Security [11], Climate Change [12]
Centre for Science and Environment
National Knowledge Commission Government of India

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[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change