1 SOUTH AFRICAN AND GLOBAL STATUS OF COMMERCIALIZED BIOTECH CROPS PRESENTATION AT THE ISAAA-SOUTH AFRICAN MEDIA CONFERENCE CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA 8 MARCH 2012 PROF. KLAUS AMMANN EMERITUS PROF. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BERN AND GUEST PROF. AT THE DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, NETHERLANDS

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7 SOUTH AFRICAN TRACK RECORD  2001 – 2011: 12 MILLION HECTARES GM MAIZE PLANTED  OVER 40 MILLION TONS OF GM GRAIN HARVESTED  40 MILL. CONSUMERS; 800 MILL. BROILERS; 1.4 MILL. CATTLE, 3 MILL. PIGS ATE GM MAIZE >> NONE GOT SICK  EST. ECONOMIC GAINS FROM GM CROPS 1998 – 2011 >> $809 MILL = R6.3 BILLION

8 GM-BIOTECH CROPS IN AFRICA  EGYPT: COMMERCIAL GM MAIZE  BURKINA FASO: COMMERCIAL GM COTTON  GM CROP FIELD TRIALS NIGERIA, KENYA, UGANDA  EXTENSIVE BIOTECH CROP RESEARCH IN MANY AFRICAN COUNTRIES

ISAAA Report on Global Status of Biotech/GM Crops by Dr. Clive James Founder and Chair, ISAAA Board of Directors International Service for the Acquisition Of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)

10 The Philanthropic Co-sponsors of the ISAAA 2011 Report Fondazione Bussolera-Branca, Italy – supports the sharing of knowledge to aid global society to make knowledge-based decisions about biotech crops Ibercaja, Spain – the fourth largest bank in Spain based in the maize growing area of the country where Bt maize is successfully grown – the largest area of Bt maize in the EU

11 ISAAA US registered, Not-for-Profit Charity, co-sponsored by public and private sector organizations Mission of ISAAA: Share knowledge on crop biotechnology so that the global community is more well informed about the attributes and potential of the new technologies Contribute to poverty alleviation by increasing crop productivity and income generation, particularly for resource-poor farmers, and to bring about a safer environment and more sustainable agricultural development, through crop biotechnology. For more information, visit

12 Biotech Crop Countries and Mega-Countries, 2011

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14 Source: Clive James, 2012 Global Area of Biotech Crops, 1996 to 2011: Industrial and Developing Countries (M Has, M Acres)

15 Global Area of Biotech Crops, 1996 to 2011: By Crop (Million Hectares, Million Acres) Source: Clive James, 2012

16 USA, BRAZIL AND EU  USA THE LEADER >> 69 MILL HECTARES (43% OF GLOBAL )  BRAZIL >> 2 ND : 30.3 MILL HECTARES, 4.9 MILL MORE THAN 2010  EU >> HA Bt MAIZE IN SPAIN, PORT., CZECH, SLOVAKIA, ROMANIA. GM POTATO STARTED IN SWEDEN, GERMANY

17 Global Adoption Rates (%) for Principal Biotech Crops (Million Hectares, Million Acres), 2011 Source: Clive James, 2012 M Acres % Cotton 75% Soybean 32% Maize 26% Canola Conventional Biotech

18 GM CROPS IMPACT  443 MILL KG. PESTICIDE ACTIVE INGREDIENT LESS  CO2 EMISSIONS SAVED 19 BILL KG  BIODIVERSITY POSITIVE IMPACT  FARMER POVERTY ALLEVIATED

19 FUTURE PROSPECTS  UP TO 10 NEW COUNTRIES TO ADOPT GM CROPS  QUALITY TRAITS LIKE VIT A IN RICE, SOYA FREE OF TRANSFAT, REDUCED SATURATED FAT, OMEGA-3 RICH SOYA,  BIOTECH WHEAT BY 2017  DROUGHT TOLERANT MAIZE BY 2013 IN USA, IN AFRICA BY 2017  GOLDEN RICE 2 WITH VIT A IN 2013 IN PHILIPPINES  MUCH MORE IN PIPELINE

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