Many papers in the database provide evidence of the positive effects of biotechnology on yield. This is particularly the case in high pest pressure situations where the biotech crops can have the greatest impact both in developing countries with small-scale farmers as well as in countries such as the US.
The database contains 178 papers and supporting references that have been identified as having information on Yield Benefits Benefits of Biotechnology.
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The commercialisation of GM crops has occurred at a rapid rate since the mid 1990s, with important changes in both the overall level of adoption and impact occurring in 2016. This annual updated analysis shows that there continues to be very significant net economic benefits at the farm level amounting to $18.2 billion in 2016 and $186.1 billion for the period 1996–2016 (in nominal terms). These gains have been divided 48% to farmers in developed countries and 52% to farmers in developing countries. About 65% of the gains have derived from yield and production gains with the remaining 35% coming from cost savings. The technology has also made important contributions to increasing global production levels of the four main crops, having, for example, added 213 million tonnes and 405 million tonnes respectively, to the global production of soybeans and maize since the introduction of the technology in the mid 1990s. Brookes G., & Barfoot P., 2018