GMO Food Research provides research sources for information on GMO food, genetic engineering pros and cons, basic genetics, GM crops and technologies benefits and dangers, GM food, transgenic crops, a genetically modified organism, as well as ethical issues. The websites and resources below also provide up-to-date information on new developments and controversies in biotechnology.
This is one of a multi-part series of articles on genetic engineering as related to agriculture or Green Biotechnology. This issue is important to farmers, gardeners, market growers and consumers because genetically modified crops are growing exponentially worldwide.
"Global biotech crop acreage grew to 222 million acres in 2005, according to the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). In 1996, when the first biotech crops were commercially grown, 7 million acres of biotech crops were grown worldwide. In 2004, a total of 222 million acres of biotech crops were planted in 21 countries by 8.5 million farmers. Of the 8.5 million farmers, 90 percent are resource-poor farmers in developing countries; developing countries account for more than one-third of the global biotech crop acreage. Of the 21 countries growing biotech crops, five are in the European Union. Additionally, the one billionth cumulative acre of biotech crops was planted in 2005."¹
For more on this subject, see my articles, Genetic Engineering Overview and Genetically Modified Food.
An information resource and guide to quality agricultural biotechnology information.
News stories from a wide variety of international sources.
Green peace "Say No to Genetic Engineering Project" and resource website of the international organization.
Guardian Unlimited Special Reports
The British newspaper, The Guardian, has a series of special reports on genetically modified organisms and GM food.
Information Systems for Biotechnology
Documents and databases on worldwide development and review of genetically modified organisms. Agbiotech products support.
Global Biotech Crop Acreage Statistics
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization
Covers a wide range of issues from genetic engineering ethics to farmers' rights.
Human Genome Project: What are Genetically Modified (GM) Foods?
Human Genome Project: Basic Genetics
Learn all about Basic Genetics, Genome Draft Sequence, and Post-Genome Science.
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¹ Bio Online News, "Global Biotech Crop Acreage"
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Copyright June 2006 by Sally Morton
