Biotech crops experienced the second highest hectarage growth on record in 2004 to reach 81million hectares (200 million acres). According to a report released today, authored by Clive Jameschairman and founder of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), global area for biotech crops grew 20 percent in 2004 - anincrease of 13.3 million hectares (32.9 million acres).</p><p><a href="http://www.isaaa.org/kc/CBTNews/press_release/briefs32/News_release/English.pdf">ISAAA Press Release</a></p><p><a href="http://www.isaaa.org/">Retrieve the report and further information via ISAAA</a>