Media Release
Three Billion Acres of GM crops planted worldwide…and counting!
As the world focused on the significant announcement that the world's population had passed 7 billion last week, another important milestone also occurred this month which is an important corresponding figure. Somewhere in the Southern hemisphere, perhaps in Australia, a farmer planted a significant moment in agricultural history. This innovative farmer planted the world's 3 billionth acre of GM crops. This equates to around 1.2 billion hectares, an area nearly twice the size of Australia!…
