Monday, March 02, 2015

PLOS ONE: A Meta-Analysis of the Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0111629

On average, GM technology adoption has reduced chemical pesticide use by 37%, increased crop yields by 22%, and increased farmer profits by 68%. Yield gains and pesticide reductions are larger for insect-resistant crops than for herbicide-tolerant crops. Yield and profit gains are higher in developing countries than in developed countries.

---Steve

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