"Tongaat Hulett is one of the largest buyers of maize in South Africa and the Ithuba farming project presented us with an ideal opportunity to assist with the development of black maize farmers and thereby ensure that the pool of farmers supplying our mills increases,"

In Pakistan, BT cotton was an economic incentive for the poor farmers due to lower usage of pesticide and lesser damage to the crop.

In 2006, Malawi had more than doubled its production. By 2007 and 2008, the crop was up to 3.4 and 3.3 million tons. Now Malawi is exporting corn.

The EU has not changed its biofuels target (10% of all fuel by 2020); it continues to bully developing countries not to plant GM crops and this week refused permission to grow varieties of GM maize and GM potatoes in Europe.

The GM varieties of several crops now used as biofuel crops have met strong resistance to their use as food, especially in Europe. The industry hopes that by promoting them as biofuels, these crops will gain acceptance.

A team of biologists is proposing that maps be created showing where all of the billion-plus acres of genetically engineered crops have been grown in the United States.