Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S.

Description

This data product summarizes the extent of adoption of herbicide-tolerant (HT), insect-resistant (Bt), and those with both traits ("stacked") genetically engineered (GE) crops in the United States. Data cover GE varieties of corn, cotton, and soybeans over the 2000-2013 period, for the U.S.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
53 Web page with link to Excel file. http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetically-engineered-crops-in-the-us.aspx

Tags

  • bt-cotton
  • acres
  • biotechnology
  • genetically-engineered-crops
  • bt-corn
  • ht-corn
  • insect-tolerant
  • ht-cotton
  • ht-soybeans
  • cotton
  • herbicide-tolerant
  • soybeans
  • bt
  • corn
  • adoption

Topics

  • Climate

Categories

  • Food Resilience
  • Human Health