BIOTECH CROP ANNUAL UPDATES BIOTECH ALFALFA was planted on 1.28 MILLION HECTARES in 2019, an increase of 32% from 2018 BIOTECH ALFALFA was first approved for commercial planting in the USA in 2005 BIOTECH ALFALFA was planted in Argentina for the first time in 2019 USA, CANADA, and ARGENTINA planted biotech alfalfa in 2019 HARVXTRA™ was first planted in 2016 with high demand from farmers because it contains LOW LIGNIN, has HIGHER DIGESTIBILITY, and offers 15-20% YIELD INCREASE BIOTECH ALFALFA adoption rates are likely to increase as more farmers realize the benefits of the technology in livestock production and farm management Alfalfa Sources: ISAAA. 2019. Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops in 2019. ISAAA Brief No. 55. Brookes, G. 2020. GM Crops: Global Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts 1996-2018. www.isaaa.org For more information, visit: isaaa.org isaaa_org isaaa_org isaaavideos
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biotech cropannual updates
Biotech alfalfa was plantedon 1.28 million hectares in 2019,
an increase of 32% from 2018
Biotech alfalfa was first approved for commercial planting
in the USA in 2005
Biotech alfalfa was planted in Argentina for the first time in 2019
usa, canada, and argentina planted biotech alfalfa in 2019
harvxtra™ was first planted in 2016 with high demand from farmers because it contains low lignin, has higher digestiBility, and offers 15-20% yield increase
Biotech alfalfa adoption rates are likely to increase as more farmers realize the benefits of the technology in livestock production and farm management
Alfalfa
Sources:ISAAA. 2019. Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM
Crops in 2019. ISAAA Brief No. 55.Brookes, G. 2020. GM Crops: Global Socio-Economic and
Environmental Impacts 1996-2018.
www.isaaa.orgFor more information, visit:
isaaa.org isaaa_org isaaa_org isaaavideos
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