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July 29, 2008
Source:
Conversations about Plant Biotechnology
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My
family is well fed now, and we live at a higher standard
because of Bt maize.
Richard Sithole
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Biotech crops have
been grown worldwide for more than a decade. Welcome
to the one place where you can hear about the
benefits of genetically modified foods and crops
from the people who know best — the farmers and
families who grow
GM crops and the experts who research and study
the
benefits of biotechnology in agriculture.
Featured Video: Richard
Sithole
In 2007, South African
farmers grew more than 4 million acres (1.8 million
hectares) of genetically modified corn, soybeans and
cotton crops. Farmer Richard Sithole shares his
experience farming GM corn crops and the impact it
has had on his family’s standard of living.
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Richard Sithole
Major crops
Corn
Farm size
37.5 acres
(15 hectares)
Years farming
10+
First planted biotech crops
2000 |
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