Where are GM foods cultivated?
Many people wonder which foods are genetically modified, and in which countries this happens most frequently. Global production It is estimated that the global area of GM crops in 2003, was 67.7 million hectares grown in 18 countries throughout the world by more than 7 million farmers. Many of these farmers were from developing countries with small, resource-poor farms. The increase in GM crops has grown exponentially. From 1996 to 2003, the global area producing GM crops increased 40-fold from 1.7 million hectares to 67.7 million hectares. In 2003, there were six main countries growing 99% of global GM crops. Of these countries, the USA led the field with 42.8 million hectares, followed by Argentina (13.9 million), Canada (4.4 million), Brazil (3 million), China (2.8 million), and South Africa (0.4 million hectares). The greatest increase in GM crop production with a 33% growth rate was experienced in China and South Africa. 30 000 field trials have been conducted with more than 50 GM
