For more information, contact: ISAAA SEAsiaCenter GS Khush Hall, IRRI Los Baños, Laguna 4031 Philippines Telefax: +63 49 5367216 Email: [email protected] www.isaaa.org BIoTEcH cRoP annual updates Maize Biotech maize was planted in 53.6 million hectares in 2015, a 3% decrease from the 2014 hectarage of 55.2 million hectares. The decrease is due to reduction in planting in the U.S., and in several other countries also decreasing maize plantings in favor of soybean. of the global hectarage of 185 million hectares of maize grown in 2015, 29% (53.6 million hectares) were biotech maize. There were 17 countries which grew biotech maize in 2015, the following five countries grew more than 1 million hectares of biotech maize in 2015 in decreasing order of hectarage: USA (33.1 million hectares), Brazil (13.1 million), Argentina (2.9 million), South Africa (1.8 million), and canada (1.4 million hectares). Five EU countries continued to plant 116,870 hectares of biotech Bt maize in the EU in 2015, equivalent to an 18% decrease over 2014. The five EU countries, in decreasing order of hectarage were Spain, Portugal, czechia, Slovakia, and Romania. The other countries growing biotech maize are: Paraguay, Uruguay, Philippines, colombia, Honduras, chile, and Vietnam. Benefits from Biotech maize The increase in income benefits for farmers growing biotech maize during the 19-year period 1996 to 2014 was US$50.6 billion and US$7 billion for 2014 alone. sources James, clive. 2015. 20 th Anniversary (1996 to 2015) of the Global Commercialization of Biotech Crops and Biotech Crop Highlights in 2015. ISAAA Brief No. 51. ISAAA: Ithaca, New York. Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/ countryprofiles/ The World Bank. http://www.worldbank.org/

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For more information, contact:

ISAAA SEAsiaCenterGS Khush Hall, IRRILos Baños, Laguna 4031 PhilippinesTelefax: +63 49 5367216Email: [email protected]

www.isaaa.org

BIoTEcH cRoP annual updates

MaizeBiotech maize was planted in 53.6 million hectares in 2015, a 3% decrease from the 2014 hectarage of 55.2 million hectares. The decrease is due to reduction in planting in the U.S., and in several other countries also decreasing maize plantings in favor of soybean.

of the global hectarage of 185 million hectares of maize grown in 2015, 29% (53.6 million hectares) were biotech maize.

There were 17 countries which grew biotech maize in 2015, the following five countries grew more than 1 million hectares of biotech maize in 2015 in decreasing order of hectarage: USA (33.1 million hectares), Brazil (13.1 million), Argentina (2.9 million), South Africa (1.8 million), and canada (1.4 million hectares).

Five EU countries continued to plant 116,870 hectares of biotech Bt maize in the EU in 2015, equivalent to an 18% decrease over 2014.

The five EU countries, in decreasing order of hectarage

were Spain, Portugal, czechia, Slovakia, and Romania.

The other countries growing biotech maize are: Paraguay, Uruguay, Philippines, colombia, Honduras, chile, and Vietnam.

Benefits from Biotech maize

The increase in income benefits for farmers growing biotech

maize during the 19-year period 1996 to 2014 was US$50.6 billion and US$7 billion for 2014 alone.

sources

James, clive. 2015. 20th Anniversary (1996 to 2015) of the Global Commercialization of Biotech Crops and Biotech Crop Highlights in 2015. ISAAA Brief No. 51. ISAAA: Ithaca, New York.

Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations.

http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/

The World Bank. http://www.worldbank.org/