Biotech Facts & Trends: Philippines

• The Philippines was the first country in Southeast Asia to plant biotech corn in 2003 after its approval for commercial planting in 2002.
• 630,000 hectares biotech corn planted in the Philippines in 2018
• 470,500 Filipino farmers & their families benefited from biotech corn in 2018
• 13th biggest producer of biotech/GM crops in the world in 2018
• From 2003-2016, filipino farmers &their families benefited US$724 million from planting biotech corn