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Developing Countries Grew More Biotech Crops in '07 [1]

Genetically engineered agriculture is spreading worldwide, and its biggest growth in 2007 was in the developing world, according to a report released Wednesday. Farmers in 12 developing countries planted biotech crops in 2007, and for the first time these countries outnumbered the industrialized countries where such crops are grown, according to the report from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications.

Publication Date: 
14/02/2008
New York Times (New York) [2]
Tags:
Agriculture [3], Ethanol [4], Biotechnology [5]
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