João Felipe Nebó, Ph.D.
Biologist in Genetics and Plant Breeding, Bayer Crop Science
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Dr. João Felipe Nebó. Biologist (ESALQ/USP - Brazil, 2007), Ph.D in Genetics and Plant Breeding (ESALQ/USP - Brazil, 2013). Research Scholar (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). Experience with plant molecular breeding, genetics and stress physiology. Main research area is molecular biology of sugarcane, with emphasis on tolerance to drought stress.
Current position: Biologist in Genetics and Plant Breeding at Bayer. Activities performed: preparation and submission of commercial dossiers, Field Trials permit applications; Import and Export permit applications, Field Trial Technical reports and Annual Biosafety report for genetically modified crops, with emphasis on GM sugarcane and GM cotton. Also responsible for internal training, audits and inspections about compliance with regulated field trials.
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Q: How much of the world crop base is derived from biotech?
A: For the 2013-14 harvest season, 1.5 billion hectares were planted worldwide. Of this number, 12 percent, or 175 million hectares, were biotech crops, composed of approximately 18 million farmers in 27 countries. The largest GM crops include corn, soybean, canola and cotton. Source: The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). http://www.isaaa.org/ [...]