Don many countries ban biotech crops?
In 2004, biotech crops were grown on more than 200 million acres in 17 countries, and are consumed in many more. Overall, biotech crop acreage increased by 20% or 33 million acres compared to 2003, and plantings in 14 countries exceeded 120 thousand acres. Over 60 countries are conducting crop biotechnology research, more than half of them in the developing world. Biotech seeds are used to grow more than half of the soybeans, 30% of the cotton, and 15% of corn and canola in the world.
