The four major biotech crops in 2012 were soybean, cotton, maize, and canola.
40% of today’s global population works in agriculture, making it the single largest employer in the world.
Bananas are the number one fruit crop in the world. They are the 4th largest overall crop, after wheat, rice, and corn. They grow in more than 100 countries on farms. India grows more bananas than any other country. The Philippines, China, and Ecuador are the next three top producers of bananas.
One in three farm acres is planted for export.
In 2012, 17 million farmers in 28 countries planted 170 million hectares of biotech crops.
Fruit farming began sometime between 6000 and 3000 B.C. Figs were one of the first cultivated fruit crops.
BIGGEST TREE IN THE PHILIPPINES
The oldest and tallest tree in the Philippines is found at the entrance gate of Magallanes town, east of Butuan City in Agusan Del Norte province. This "Bita-og" tree (Calophyllum inophyllm), which was declared as the country's official tree in 1998 by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), is said to be five centuries old. The tree, which was first recognized on December 7, 1980, measures 305.585 centimeters in bole diameter.
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