Despite persistent controversy, 23 countries have approved the sale of GM crops, and some 120 million hectares are now planted with GM crops worth over US $ 5 billion.
即便爭議不斷，全球已有 23 個國家核准基改作物上市，基改作物的種植面積已擴張到 1 億 2,000 萬公頃，每年產值也已超過 50 億美金。