Farmers’ Narratives: Stories of How Biotech Corn Uplifted the Lives of Filipino Farmers
The introduction of biotech corn has marked a significant milestone in the agricultural sector of the Philippines. Biotech corn transformed the lives of many Filipino farmers since it was approved for commercialization in 2002. Since then, more than 673,000 farmers, cultivating more than 875,000 hectares of land, have been benefitting from the technology with yields amounting to US$ 872.6 million from 2003 to 2018.
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