www.czu.cz ; www.raupp.info

GM crop numbers have again made a big leap, just have a look at the latest
ISAAA-reports, January 2005 by Klaus Ammann.

The excellent knowledge base [www.isaaa.org]
within the ISAAA-website [www.isaaa.org]

the summary
[www.botanischergarten.ch]

the press release
[www.botanischergarten.ch]

the preview text
[www.botanischergarten.ch]


Brief 32 provides the most recent data on biotech crops globally for 2004,
and confirms that the global biotech crop area continued to grow for the
ninth consecutive year at a sustained double-digit rate.

? In 2004, the global area of biotech crops continued to grow at a
substantial rate of 20%, compared with 15% in 2003.

? The estimated global area of approved biotech crops for 2004 was 81.0
million hectares, equivalent to approx. 200 million acres, up from the 67.7
million hectares or 167 million acres in 2003.

? In 2004, 5% of the 1.5 billion hectares (3.7 billion acres) of all global
cultivable cropland was occupied by biotech crops.

? Biotech crops were grown by 8.25 million farmers in 17 countries in 2004,
up from 7 million farmers in 18 countries in 2003. Notably, 90% of the
beneficiary farmers were resource-poor farmers from developing countries,
whose increased incomes from biotech crops contributed to the alleviation of
poverty.

? The increase in biotech crop area between 2003 and 2004, of 13.3 million
hectares or 32.9 million acres, is the second highest on record.


visit also the new website of the Bern Botanic Garden, now frequently
updated
[www.boga.unibe.ch]

Curriculum, recent publications
[www.botanischergarten.ch]

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