ISAAA Brief 35-2006: Slides & Tables
Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2006
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Table 1. Global Adoption of Bt cotton (Bt and Bt/Herbicide Tolerance) 1996 to 2006 (Millions of Hectares)
Trait |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Total |
Bt
|
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
8.0 |
26 |
| Bt and HT |
0.0 |
<0.1 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
20.5 |
Total |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
5.7 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
12.1 |
46.5 |
Source: ISAAA,2006
HT: Herbicide tolerance
Table 2 Global Adoption of Bt maize (Bt and Bt/Herbicide Tolerance) 1996 to 2006 (millions of Hectares)
| Trait |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Total |
| Bt |
0.3 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
5.9 |
7.7 |
9.1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.1 |
80.6 |
| Bt and HT |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
6.5 |
9.0 |
27.9 |
| TOTAL |
0.3 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
7.5 |
8.2 |
7.7 |
9.9 |
12.3 |
15.0 |
17.8 |
20.1 |
108.5 |
Source: ISAAA, 2006.
HT: Herbicide tolerance
