Third Party Studies
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - GLOBAL STATUS OF COMMERCIALIZED BIOTECH/GM CROPS: 2012
ISAA, 2013
The 2012 ISAAA report examines the major developments in biotech crop adoption and its implications for the future, including a 6% increase of cropland dedicated to biotech crops and the benefits of biotech to millions of farmers in developing countries. View full report »
GM crops: global socio-economic and environmental impacts 1996-2010
IGraham Brookes & Peter Barfoot, PG Economics Ltd, UK, May 2012
PG Economics’ seventh annual report on the impacts of crop biotechnology over a 15-year period determines another year of considerable economic and environmental benefits to the farmers and citizens of countries where the technology is used. View full report »
Executive Summary - Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2011
ISAA, 2011
The 2011 ISAAA report examines the major developments impacting biotech crop adoption and its implications for the future, including this year’s 8% increase of hectarage dedicated to biotech crops and numerous advancements made by millions of farmers in developing countries. View full report »
Executive Summary - Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2010
ISAA, 2010
In just 15 years after commercialization, accumulated biotech crops exceeded 1 billion hectares in 2010, a milestone that signifies biotech crops are here to stay, according to Clive James author of the annual report released by ISAAA. View full report »
Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century
National Academy of Sciences, 2010
The report recommends innovative policies and new farming approaches based on a strong scientific foundation to tackle the challenge of increasing food production while also meeting environmental, economic and social goals. View full report »
An Analysis of “Failure to Yield” by Doug Gurian-Sherman, Union of Concerned Scientists
Dr. Wayne Parrott, Professor, University of Georgia, 2010
Dr. Parrott analyzes a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists on biotech yields and finds it distorts the situation and in fact, GM crops have made substantial contributions to sustainability and improved agricultural efficiency. View full report »
India's genetic engineering approval committee disapproves of the use of the gus gene in transgenic food crops
National Academy of Sciences , 2010
The report reviews the decision by the Indian regulatory authority to stall the commercial release of transgenic crops containing the reporter gene GUS because of environmental implications, though scientists have concluded it safe. This decision will impact many crops, including those developed for drought and salt tolerance. View full report »
A decade of EU-funded GMO research (2001-2010)
European Commission, December 2010
This study from the European Commission examines the impacts of GMOs and finds that biotechnology, and in particular GMOs, pose no greater health and environmental risks than conventionally bred crops. The report presents the results of 50 projects, involving more than 400 research groups and representing European Union research grants of 200M Euros. The commission determines that “biotechnology is not a purely academic exercise: its findings and developments will lead to applications and products essential to society.” View full report »
Moratorium on Bt Brinjal
Foundation for Biotechnology Awareness and Education, Bangalore, July 2010
Scientist C. Kameswara Rao reviews the document released by the Minister of Environment and Forests of the Government of India that declares a moratorium on the commercial release of Bt brinjal (eggplant) in India. Through a scientific review process Dr. Rao points out the bias and lack of scientific reason in the moratorium document, and then provides real evidence that supports the safety and efficacy of Bt brinjal. View full report »
Solving Africa's Weed Problem: Increasing Crop Production & Improving the Lives of Women
Crop Protection Research Institute, December 2009
Food production in Africa needs to increase to keep up with the growing population. One key constraint to increasing crop production and improving farmer’s lives is poor weed control. Current weed control methods in Africa are inadequate leading to low crop production and lives of drudgery for farmers. This report provides an overview of the problem of weeds and the inadequacy of current methods of weed control in Africa. View full report »
Learning from the past: successes and failures with agricultural biotechnologies in developing countries over the last 20 years
UNFAO Biotechnology Forum, June/July 2009
Participants in the UNFAO Biotechnology Forum shared their thoughts on the use of agricultural biotechnologies in developing nations in a moderated e-mail conference from June 8 –July 9, 2009. This report summarizes the major issues discussed over the course of that month. Many participants provided case studies to show the effects of agricultural biotechnologies such as genetic modification in developing countries. View full report »