Sugar Industry Biotech Council Has Fostered Development of Science-Based Information. The modem tool of biotechnology is now becoming a reality in sugar-beet production. It has happened not by chance; but rather by an orchestrated effort of many segments of the sug-arbeet industry. It seems it has taken a long time to get to this point of commercialization, but in reality it has been a rather rapid process. U.S. farmers have broadly adopted biotechnology in crops since its introduction in 1996 — notwithstanding uncertainty about consumer acceptance as well as economic and environmental impacts.
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