Biotech crops have continued to increase global food, feed and fiber production by nearly 1 billion tons for around 25 years, from 1996 to 2020 that they are being used, give farmers almost $4 income for every dollar invested Know more:
The use of genetically modified crops reduced carbon emissions by 39.1 billion kilograms based on reduced fuel use of 14.7 billion liters—which is equivalent to removing 25.9 million cars from the roads, according to the United Kingdom-based PG Economics Ltd. research that was released on October 5, a copy of which was furnished to the BusinessMirror.
The peer reviewed research said crop biotechnology has contributed to global food security and reduced pressure to use new land in agriculture.It cited that the insect resistant crop technology used in cotton and maize has, between 1996 to 2020, increased yields by an average of 17.7 percent for IR maize and 14.5 percent for IR cotton compared to conventional production systems.
Biotech maize is being planted in the Philippines since 2003 after it was approved for commercial planting in 2002. In 2019, 875,000 hectares of biotech maize were planted in the country, an increase of 39 percent from the previous year, according to data from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications. It is the only GM plant being planted in the Philippines.
“This 23.4 million ha total is equivalent to the combined agricultural area of Philippines and Vietnam,” the study said. “From 1996 to 2020, crop biotechnology reduced the application of crop protection products by 748.6 million kilograms, a global reduction of 7.2 percent on the area planted to GM crops. This is equal to 1.5 times China’s total annual crop protection product use. As a result, farmers who grow GM crops have reduced the environmental impact associated with their crop protection practices by 17.3 percent,” the study said.
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