Table 2 - Biotechnology in Argentine agriculture faces world-wide concentration

Table 2. Comparison of the mega firms with the Argentine economy in 2003. US$ million.

Indicator	Selected firms (a)	Argentina (b)	Quotient a/b
Turnover –Total GDP	30,940	145,000	0.36
Turnover – Industrial GDP	30,940	23,392***	1.32
Turnover- Agricultural GDP	30,940	7,730****	4.00
R&D budget, *	2,667	413	6.46

* Source: Ricyt, 2002 for Argentina. ** The information refers to Monsanto, Syngenta, Dupont, Bayer Crop Science, Basf Agricultural, ***base 1997, ****base 1993.
Source: Project on "Economic Impact of Biotechnology on Agriculture and the Food and Health Industries in Argentina", Project PICT 2002 - Code 02-13063.