Date: 06/10/2008
Introduction: PG Economics Limited, August 2008. This brief is intended for use by a wide range of people with interests in agriculture and the environment. As a summary of the key findings relating to the impact of biotech crops (1996-2006), this brief focuses on yield effects, as detailed in the peer review scientific journal article “Global impact of biotech crops: socio-economic and environmental effects 1996-20061” by Graham Brookes and Peter Barfoot.