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1 Executive Summary Introduction Introduction The Green Revolution What next? Background to GM technology GM crops: history to present day Gains and benefits the positives associated with GM crops Issues and concerns the negatives associated with GM crops Cultivation traits Summary Herbicide tolerance Introduction Major traits Glyphosate tolerance Glufosinate-ammonium tolerance Sulfonylurea tolerance Dicamba tolerance ,4-D tolerance Other herbicide-tolerant traits Disease resistance Introduction Fungal resistance Viral resistance Coat protein-mediated resistance Pest resistance Introduction Major traits Bt toxin-producing plants Alternatives to Bt Stacked trait crops for different traits Stacked trait GM crop products include: Products which are close to market Commodity Analysis 2013 Informa UK i

2 AGROW Global Guide to GM Crops Improved growth and production traits Summary Improved yield Introduction Products Improved abiotic stress tolerance Introduction Salt stress Salt-tolerant plants Drought stress Drought tolerant plants Cold tolerance Sterility traits Introduction Products Delayed ripening Introduction Plants with delayed ripening Phytoremediation Introduction Plants capable of phytoremediation Product quality traits Summary Improved nutrition Introduction Crops providing improved nutrition Animal feed Introduction Products Convenience or cosmetic factors Introduction Products in development Biofuels Introduction Products Health factors Introduction Plants modified for health factors ii Commodity Analysis 2013 Informa UK

3 5. Plant-made pharmaceutical and industrial products Summary Introduction Plant-made pharmaceuticals (human) Introduction Companies producing plant-made pharmaceuticals Greenovation Icon Genetics Medicago Mapp Biopharmaceutical PlantForm Corporation Planet Biotechnology Protalix Biotherapeutics Ventria Bioscience Former companies producing plant-made pharmaceuticals Biolex Therapeutics Large Scale Biology Corporation (LSBC) Meristem therapeutics SembioSys Other research Plant-made industrial products (including animal pharmaceuticals) Introduction Companies producing plant-made industrial products Metabolix ProdiGene Other research Animal vaccines Industrial products Regulation and cultivation of GM crops Summary Introduction Developing countries The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Labelling GM crop cultivation and regulation North America The United States Canada Europe Latin America Brazil Argentina Mexico Colombia Commodity Analysis 2013 Informa UK iii

4 AGROW Global Guide to GM Crops Uruguay Paraguay Bolivia Chile Honduras Cuba Asia-Pacific India Pakistan Bangladesh Myanmar (Burma) China Australia New Zealand Philippines Japan Vietnam Thailand Malaysia Taiwan Africa South Africa Burkina Faso Kenya Nigeria Uganda Malawi Egypt Sudan Middle East Israel Iran Russian Federation Potential factors affecting GM crop perception and uptake Summary Introduction Public perception of GM crops Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) NGOs with an interest in GM crops Issues and concerns affecting public perception of GM crops Introduction GM crops and human health Contamination Bt toxin safety iv Commodity Analysis 2013 Informa UK

5 7.5.5 Bt insect resistance Containment of GM crops in the environment Glyphosate resistance Company information Summary Introduction Companies involved in agricultural biotechnology research AgReliant Genetics ArborGen BASF Bayer CropScience Ceres Biotechnology Dow AgroSciences DuPont Evogene Florigene Pty Ltd KWS SAAT Limagrain Mahyco Mendel Biotechnology Monsanto Okanagan Specialty Fruits Origin Agritech Performance Plants Inc Rahan Meristem Senesco Technologies, Inc Stine Seed Company Commodity Analysis 2013 Informa UK v