ABSTRACT
Agricultural biotechnology, including the use of genetic modification (GM) and genome editing technologies, improves crop yield and nutritional quality, increases biodiversity and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Agri-biotechnology also reduces food waste, lowers greenhouse gas emissions, reduces poverty and empowers women and children. The acreage of GM crops continues to increase every year, illustrating that farmers wish to take advantage of the new traits that are offered. The fact that most of the farmers who adopt GM technologies are from developing countries is consistent with the data collected by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). These technologies will continue to improve over the coming years.
