China leads in biotech crops
By Zhou Siyu | China Daily | Updated: 2013-03-02 07:56
China, the world's largest food consumer, led developing countries in growing biotech crops last year, according to a report by an industry organization.
The country was the world's sixth-largest grower of biotech crops in 2012, the same as a year ago, the report by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications, or ISAAA, said.
The nation's total growing area for biotech crops stood at 4 million hectares, with cotton the dominant crop, the report, released on Friday, said.
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