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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9348

20 January 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/gmo/development
ISAAA predicts 200 million hectares of biotech crops in world by 2015

Brussels, 19/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - According to a report published on Friday 19 January by ISAAA (International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications), the surface area of biotech crops in 2006 exceeded 100 million hectares worldwide, with 13% growth compared to 2005. This non-profit-making body, which is engaged in the fight against hunger and poverty by encouraging the development of biotech products, considers that growth for the period 1996 - 2006 is equivalent to...

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