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2007-01-11 | permalink
Economic impact of GM crops in Argentina: Agricultural biotechnology has given the country a 20 billion profit
During the decade 1996-2005 Argentine agriculture went through a deep transformation. Argentina is the 2nd producer of these crops, after the USA. Biotechnology created 1 million jobs. A successful past. An uncertain future. Since the introduction of the first genetically modified crop, herbicide glyphosate-tolerant soybeans, in 1996, Argentina has become the second world producer of this type of crops, after the USA. Today, more than 17 million hectares are planted in Argentina with GM crops, which in the latest growing season, represented over 90% of planted area with soybeans, almost 70% of planted area with maize and around 60% in the case of cotton.
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2007-01-11 | permalink
Economic impact of GM crops in Argentina: Agricultural biotechnology has given the country a 20 billion profit
During the decade 1996-2005 Argentine agriculture went through a deep transformation. Argentina is the 2nd producer of these crops, after the USA. Biotechnology created 1 million jobs. A successful past. An uncertain future. Since the introduction of the first genetically modified crop, herbicide glyphosate-tolerant soybeans, in 1996, Argentina has become the second world producer of this type of crops, after the USA. Today, more than 17 million hectares are planted in Argentina with GM crops, which in the latest growing season, represented over 90% of planted area with soybeans, almost 70% of planted area with maize and around 60% in the case of cotton.
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