The PG Economics, Ltd. released new study highlighting the continued social, environmental and economic benefits of the global adoption of biotechnology in agriculture. The PG Economics’ “GM Crops: Global Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts 1996-2016” examine the continued widespread adoption of global crop biotechnology, and the significant positive socio-economic and environmental impacts of this adoption by farmers and communities around the globe. From 1996-2016, PG Economics reported biotech crops provided $186.1 billion in economic gains to some 17 million farmers, many of whom are female, smallholder farmers solely responsible for the livelihood of their families and communities.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/gm-crops-global-socio-economic-and-environmental-impacts-1996-2016
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/graham-brookes
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/peter-barfoot
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/pg-economics-ltd
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biotechnology
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bt-cotton
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/herbicide
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-use
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
