"Biotech crops" refers to plants that have been genetically modified using biotechnology techniques to have specific desired traits, such as resistance to pests, diseases, or drought, or to improve their nutritional content. Full definition
The year 2005 marked the tenth anniversary of large - scale cultivation of biotech crops, with more than a billion cumulative acres of production. (scientificamerican.com)
In 2005 more than 90 percent of the 8.5 million farmers who grew biotech crops were small farmers in developing countries. (scientificamerican.com)
But they had not taken a broad look at what the impacts have been on farms that grow biotech crops. (sciencemag.org)