Brazil will overtake rich nations in adopting GM crops

Over the next two-three years, developing countries led by China and Brazil will overtake rich nations in adopting genetically modified crops, said Clive James,  chairman of the U.S.-based International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), quoted by The Wall Street Journal. According to the cientist, Currently, 46% of the land under genetically modified crops is in developing countries, but their share will increase to more than half in two-three years. Recently, the industry funded group announced that Brazil had become second biggest biotech grower after the US. It also said industry predicts big increases in GM soybean, maize and cotton production in 2010.