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- But the reality of GM crops in Africa has not lived up to the hype: according to data from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), Africa accounted for less than 2 per cent of global GM crop planting area in 2019 and only 0.3 per cent if South Africa is excluded (ISAAA, 2019a).
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Nov 1, 2022 · At the global level, statistics have shown that the percentage of GM crops cultivated in Africa is 1.5% of the total cultivated crops in other parts of the world and the contributing countries in Africa are shown in Fig. 3. This record portrays a slow adoption and commercialisation of GM crops in Africa.
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Apr 23, 2024 · Only eleven of the fifty-four African nations—Burkina Faso, Egypt, eSwatini, Malawi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and Zambia – as of this moment have approved the cultivation of GM crops.
Within Europe, five EU countries grow GM maize – Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia. Spain is the leading country (0.1 Mha). In Africa, GM crops are grown in South Africa (2.3 MHa), Burkino Faso (0.4 Mha) and Sudan (0.1Mha), with the main crop being GM cotton.
Jun 9, 2021 · Genetically modified (GM) maize has greatly improved food security in South Africa, reduced environmental damage and helped smallholder farmers achieve significant gains in earnings over the past two decades, a new study finds.
Jan 5, 2023 · But the reality of GM crops in Africa has not lived up to the hype: according to data from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), Africa accounted for less than 2 per cent of global GM crop planting area in 2019 and only 0.3 per cent if South Africa is excluded (ISAAA, 2019a).
Dec 6, 2022 · The safety and value of GM crops are further vouched by the extensive cultivation and consumption in other parts of the globe. More than 70 countries have adopted biotech crops, noted the African scientists, adding that more than 190 million hectares of biotech crops are grown globally.
Dec 17, 2021 · On average, GM crops have reduced chemical pesticide use by 37%, increased crop yields by 22%, and increased farmer profits by 68%. GE crops also have reduced CO2 emissions (mostly through enabling no-till farming practices) by 27 billion kg—equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road for one year (Qaim et al. 2014).
