Success of agricultural biotechnology in the creation of GMO
The present analytical review of the problems of GMO is based on the official documents, developed by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia in order to reduce the backlog of the country in the fields of medicine, biotechnology, agro-food bioenergy, genetic engineering and other industries. It is stated that currently in Russia the share of biotechnology products is less than 0.1 %, 80 % of biotechnology products are imported. There is represented material of the report of the International Agri-Service (ISAAA) on the evaluating the application where the 2012 year was declared the year of successful commercialization of genetically modified crops, the area under which increased from 1.7 million hectares in 1996 to more than 170 million hectares in 2012. There is marked that recombinant DNA technology will make a significant contribution to the health, agricultural development, a healthier environment, replacing pesticides on GMO.