South Africa's genetically modified crop area rose to 2.3 million hectares in the 2010/11 season from 2.16 million hectares in the season before, an industry report showed on March 3.
The land area cultivated for maize was 1.9 million hectares, while genetically modified soya beans were produced on 390,000 hectares and cotton on 15,000 hectares, the report issued by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) showed.
Reuters
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March 08, 2011
South Africa's 2010/11 GM crop area rises to 2.3 million hectares
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