| Description: The estimated global area of transgenic or GM crops for 2001 is 52.6 million hectares (has.) or 130.0 million acres, grown by 5.5 million farmers. 2001 is the first year when the global area of GM crops has exceeded the historical milestone of 50 million has. The increase in area between 2000 and 2001 is 19%, equivalent to 8.4 million has, or 20.8 million acres. This increase of 8.4 million has. between 2000 and 2001 is almost twice the corresponding increase of 4.3 million has. between 1999 and 2001, which was equivalent to an 11% growth. |
