JOHANNESBURG, March 8 (Reuters) – South Africa’s
genetically modified (GM) crop area increased 100,000 hectares
to a record 2.3 million hectares in the 2011/12 season from 2.2
million hectares in the season before, an industry report showed
on Thursday.
The land area cultivated under the staple maize was 1.9
million hectares, while genetically modified soya beans were
produced on 450,000 ha and cotton on 15,000 ha, the report
issued by the International Service for the Acquisition of
Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) showed.
(Reporting by Ed Stoddard; Editing by David Dolan)
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