GM crops: Reaping the benefits, but not in Europe - Europabio
GM crops: Reaping the benefits, but not in Europe - Europabio
GM crops: Reaping the benefits, but not in Europe - Europabio
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Average global <strong>in</strong>come ga<strong>in</strong>s ($/ha) for 1996-2009 period for <strong>the</strong> four ma<strong>in</strong> <strong>crops</strong> 6<br />
SOYA BEAN MAIZE COTTON RAPESEED<br />
42 22 26 39<br />
Global cultivation of <strong>GM</strong> <strong>crops</strong> – by country<br />
Global acreage with genetically modified <strong>crops</strong> by country, 1996-2010<br />
million ha.<br />
160<br />
140<br />
120<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
1996<br />
1997<br />
1998<br />
Small farmers benefit too<br />
Some say that only big farmers benefit from <strong>GM</strong> <strong>crops</strong>. Yet over 90%, or 14.4 million, of <strong>the</strong> farmers<br />
who grew <strong>GM</strong> <strong>crops</strong> <strong>in</strong> 2010 were small, resource-poor farmers <strong>in</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g countries 7 . Farm size has<br />
<strong>not</strong> been a factor affect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>ir choice 8 .<br />
FAST FACTS<br />
1999<br />
2000<br />
<strong>GM</strong>O cultivation worldwide and <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> EU (2010) 9<br />
2001<br />
2002<br />
2003<br />
USA BRASIL<br />
ARGENTINA INDIA CANADA<br />
CHINA PARAGUAY<br />
PAKISTAN<br />
2004<br />
2005<br />
World EU<br />
Number of farmers cultivat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>GM</strong> 15.4 million (under) 6000<br />
Number of countries with <strong>GM</strong> cultivation 29 8<br />
Surface of <strong>GM</strong> fields 148 m ha 0.091 m ha<br />
Change <strong>in</strong> surface of <strong>GM</strong> from 2009 to 2010 Up 10 % Down 3.5 %<br />
Total arable land 1.500 m ha 102 m ha<br />
2006<br />
2007<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
2008<br />
2009<br />
2010<br />
OTHERS<br />
Source<br />
ISAAA<br />
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