Developing countries to overtake developed countries in agribiotech

Developing countries' hectarage of GM crops will exceed that of developed countries, with about 40 countries expected to adopt biotech crops by 2015. This is attributed to the faster rate of biotech growth in developing countries as compared to developed countries.

A report released by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) says of the 29 countries that planted genetically-modified (GM) crops in 2010, 19 were developing countries and grew 48% of the global biotech crops. Continue Reading