Commitment N° 4: To control and share progress in plant improvement

FACTS AND FIGURES

After fifteen years of distribution of GM varieties in the world, no public health incident has occurred. In 2010, more than fifteen million farmers had adopted GM crops and 148 million hectares were grown with GM varieties throughout the world. Let us not forget that before any authorization to grow and distribute genetically modified plants is granted, they are subjected to extremely rigorous assessments on health risks. These assessments are conducted by public authorities according to geographical distribution and within the framework of procedures adopted by different states (European Union, United States, Canada, Argentina, Japan, etc.).