ISAAA Briefs

Major papers reviewing current developments in international biotechnology, sustainable agriculture, and technology transfer - a means for ISAAA to share its experience.

No. 56 - 2021	Breaking Barriers with Breeding: A Primer on New Breeding Innovations for Food Security
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No. 55 - 2019	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2019
	[ Executive Summary \| Press Release ]

No. 54 - 2018	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2018
	[ Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Infographic \| Tables & Figures ] [Download ISAAA Brief 54-2019 PDF]

No. 53 - 2017	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2017
	[ Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Infographic \| Slides ] [Download Full Document (PDF 7.24MB \| ZIP 6.65MB)]

No. 52 - 2016	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2016
	[ Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Infographic \| Slides \| Contents \| List of Tables and Figures] [Download Full Document (PDF 2.53MB \| ZIP 2.27MB)]

No. 51 - 2015	20th Anniversary (1996 to 2015) of the Global Commercialization of Biotech Crops and Biotech Crop Highlights in 2015
	[ Top 10 Facts \| Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Infographics \| PPT Slides and Tables \| Invitational Essays \| Contents \| List of Tables and Figures ] [Download Full Document (PDF (3.02MB) \| ZIP (2.58MB))]

No. 50 - 2015	Voices and Views: Why Biotech?
	[Download Full Document (PDF 1.27MB \| ZIP 995KB]

No. 49 - 2014	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2014
	[Top Ten Facts \| Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Infographic \| Slides \| Contents \| Key Facts and Findings \| List of Tables and Figures] [Download Full Document (PDF 3.98MB \| ZIP 3.47MB)]

No. 48 - 2014	Adoption and Uptake Pathways of GM/Biotech Crops by Small-Scale, Resource-Poor Farmers in China, India, and the Philippines
	[ Contents ] [Download Full Document (PDF 6.78MB]

No. 47 - 2014	The Status of Commercialized Bt Brinjal in Bangladesh
	[ Top Ten Facts \| Executive Summary \| Contents]

No. 46 - 2013	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2013
	[Top Facts \| Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Infographic \| Slides \| Contents \| List of Tables and Figures] [Download Full Document (PDF 4.61MB \| ZIP 4.05MB)]

No. 45 - 2013	From Monologue to Stakeholder Engagement: The Evolution of Biotech Communication
	[ Contents ] [Download Full Document (PDF 3.76MB]

No. 44 - 2012	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2012
	[ Top Ten Facts \| Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Highlights \| Infographic \| Slides \| Contents \| List of Tables and Figures] [Download Full Document (PDF 4.15MB \| ZIP 3.70MB)]

No. 43 - 2011	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2011
	[ Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Highlights \| Slides \| Contents \| List of Tables and Figures] [Download Full Document (PDF 3.42MB \| ZIP 3.09MB)]

No. 42 - 2010	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2010
	[ Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Highlights \| Slides \| Contents \| List of Tables and Figures] [Download Full Document (PDF 3.19MB \| ZIP 2.87MB)]
No. 41 - 2009	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2009
	[ Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Highlights \| Slides \| Contents \| List of Tables and Figures] [Download Full Document (PDF 3.322MB \| ZIP 3.22MB)]

No. 40 - 2009	Communicating Crop Biotechnology: Stories from Stakeholders
	[ Video Highlights \| Contents ] [Download Full Document (PDF 12.9MB \| ZIP 12.0MB)]

No. 39 - 2008	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2008
	[ Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Highlights \| Slides \| Contents \| List of Tables and Figures \| Companion Document] [Download: PDF(2.32MB) \| ZIP(2.09MB)]

No. 38 - 2009	The Development and Regulation of Bt Brinjal in India (Eggplant/Aubergine)
	[ Executive Summary \| Note from Chairman \| Download Full Report (PDF 2.19MB) ]

No. 37 - 2007	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2007
	[ Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Report Summary ] [Download: PDF (1.05MB) \| ZIP (958KB)]

No. 36 - 2006	GM Crops: The First Ten Years - Global Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts
	Download: PDF (343KB) \| ZIP (280KB)]

No. 35 - 2006	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2006
	[ Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Highlights] [Download: PDF (1.02MB) \| ZIP (972KB)]

No. 34 - 2005	Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2005
	[ Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Highlights] Download: PDF (1.22MB) \| ZIP (1.04MB)

No. 33 - 2004	Towards Optimizing the Benefits of Clonal Forestry to Small-scale Farmers in East Africa
	Download: PDF (2.02MB) \| ZIP (1.98MB)

No. 32 - 2004	Preview: Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2004
	[ Executive Summary \| Press Release \| Highlights] Download: PDF (359KB)

No. 31 - 2004	Telling Transgenic Technology Tales: Lessons from the Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project (ABSP) Experience
	Download: PDF (362KB)

No. 30 - 2003	Global Status of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2003
	Download: PDF (371KB) \| French PDF (210KB)

No. 29 - 2003	Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2002 Feature: Bt Maize
	Download: PDF (1.10MB)

No. 28 - 2003	GM Rice: Will This Lead the Way for Global Acceptance of GM Crop Technology?
	Download: PDF (285KB) \| French PDF (351KB)

No. 27 - 2002	Global Status of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2002 (Preview)
	Download: PDF (146KB)

No. 26 - 2002	Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2001, Feature: Bt Cotton
	Download: PDF (690KB) \| French PDF (165KB)

No. 25 - 2002	Biotechnology in Tree Production: Creating a Self-sustaining Production and Dissemination System in Kenya
	Download: PDF (985KB)

No. 24 - 2001	Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2001 (Preview)
	Download: PDF (659KB) \| Chinese PDF (2.23MB)

No. 23 - 2000	Global Status of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2000
	Download: PDF (767KB)

No. 22 - 2000	The Benefits of Biotechnology for Small-Scale Banana Producers in Kenya
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No. 21 - 2000	Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2000
	Download: PDF (168KB)

No. 20 - 2000	The Intellectual and Technical Property Components of pro-Vitamin A Rice (GoldenRice TM): A Preliminary Freedom-To-Operate Review
	Download: PDF (501KB)

No. 19 - 2000	An Overview of ISAAA from 1992 to 2000
	Download: PDF (225KB)

No. 18 - 2000	Food Biotechnology: European and North American Regulatory Approaches and Public Acceptance - A Travelling Workshop (Summary Report for Policy Makers)
	Download: PDF (297KB)

No. 17 - 2000	Global Status of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 1999
	Download: PDF (491KB)

No. 16 - 2000	Advances in Maize Streak Virus Disease Research in Eastern and Southern Africa
	Download: PDF (384KB)

No. 15 - 2000	Connecting People to the Promise of Biotech: Update of the ISAAA Fellowship Program in Africa and Southeast Asia
	Download: PDF (1.75MB)

No. 14 - 1999	Rent Creation and Distribution from the First Three Years of Planting Bt Cotton
	Download: PDF (181KB)

No. 13 - 1999	The Economic Effects of Genetically Modified Orphan Commodities: Projections for Sweetpotato in Kenya
	Download: PDF (210KB)

No. 12 - 1999	Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 1999
	Download: PDF (63KB)

No. 11 - 1999	The Papaya Biotechnology Network of Southeast Asia: Biosafety Considerations and Papaya Background Information

No. 10 - 1999	Assessing the Impact of Banana Biotechnology in Kenya
	Download: PDF (452KB)

No. 9 - 1998	Diagnosing Maize Diseases in Latin America
	Download: PDF (1.23MB)

No. 8 - 1998	Global review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 1998
	Download: PDF (1.92MB)

No. 7 - 1998	Transgenic Virus Resistant Potatoes in Mexico: Potential Socioeconomic Implications of North-South Biotechnology Transfer
	Download: PDF (711KB)

No. 6 - 1998	The Importance of Ag-Biotech for Global Prosperity
	Download: PDF (1.22MB)

No. 5 - 1997	Global Status of Transgenic Crops in 1997
	Download: PDF (644KB)

No. 4 - 1997	Progressing Public-Private Sector Partnerships in International Agricultural research and Development
	Download: PDF (267KB)

No. 3 - 1997	The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Biotechnology Transfer under the Convention on Biological Diversity
	Download: PDF (279KB)

No. 2 - 1997	Insect Resistance in Crops: A Case Study of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and its Transfer to Developing Countries
	Download: PDF (541KB)

No. 1 - 1996	Global Review of the Field Testing and Commercialization of Transgenic Plants, 1986 to 1995: The First Decade of Crop Biotechnology
	Download: PDF (1.33MB)

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