Developing countries' hectarage of GM crops will exceed that of developed countries, with about 40 countries expected to adopt biotech crops by 2015. This is attributed to the faster rate of biotech growth in developing countries as compared to developed countries.
A report released by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) says of the 29 countries that planted genetically-modified (GM) crops in 2010, 19 were developing countries and grew ... Read More

Confined field trials have now started on genetically modified (GM) bananas in a fenced-off, guarded plot of the National Banana Research Programme fields. The tests will provide researchers with important information on environmental interactions a ... Read More

The Uganda National Council of Science has given researchers permission to process cotton lint from Bt cotton. This follows the research team's request for permission to process the lint for storage as the exercise of burning cotton lint is rat ... Read More