Welcome to the CropLife International database of published papers and reviews demonstrating the benefits and safety implications associated with the use of agricultural biotechnology products.
Adoption of Agricultural biotechnology continues to rapidly grow worldwide. The growth from 1.7 million hectares of biotech crops in 1996 to 160 million hectares in 2011 is an unprecedented 94-fold increase, making biotech crops the fastest adopted crop technology in the history of modern agriculture. Importantly, this reflects the trust and confidence of millions of farmers worldwide, who have consistently benefited from the significant and multiple benefits that biotech crops offered over the last 16 years, and has provided farmers with the strong motivation and incentive to plant more hectares of biotech crops every single year since 1996, mostly with double-digit percentage annual growth. (James C., ISAAA, 2011)
Current figures show that 16.7 million farmers grew biotech crops in 29 countries in 2010. Of the 29 biotech crop countries in 2010, 19 were developing and only 10 were industrial countries. Developing countries grew around 50% of the global biotech crops in 2011 and are expected to exceed industrial country hectarage in 2012. (James C., ISAAA, 2011)
While studies recording, demonstrating and quantifying the benefits of biotechnology are available, they can be difficult to find. The purpose of this database is to enable you to quickly and easily locate and access credible scientific information about the demonstrated benefits of agricultural biotechnology products and the safety implications associated with their use. The database therefore provides access to a selection of quality studies that highlight the global benefits of biotechnology products.
