Study: Biotech crops contribute to sustainable farming

Farmers around the world are growing more biotech crops in a more environmentally sustainable manner according to a report issued by the UK-based PG Economics. The study quantifies the impact of agricultural biotechnology on the environment and on farmer incomes since biotech’s commercialisation in 1996. The study “GM crops: global socio-economic and environmental impacts 1996-2007” conducted by Graham Brookes & Peter Barfoot of PG Economics Ltd, UK presents the findings of resear