June 13, 2019

Swaziland finds success with GMO cotton

Nkechi Isaac | Cornell Alliance for Science Image: Cornell Alliance for Science The chief executive officer of the Swaziland Cotton Board is urging African leaders (...)

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September 24, 2019

Adoption of Genetically Engineered Cotton in the U.S.

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August 31, 2018

‘White gold’: GMO cotton renews hope for Nigeria’s troubled textile industry

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July 23, 2019

Pink Bollworm Versus Bt Cotton: Three Countries, Three Results

The caterpillar of the pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) destroys cotton yield by munching on the seeds in cotton bolls. (Photo credit: Alex Yelich, Department of (...)

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September 25, 2018

GMO cotton prompts dramatic drop in China’s pesticide use

BY MARK LYNAS China has experienced large and sustained reductions in pesticide use as a result of adopting GMO cotton, according to the largest-ever scientific (...)

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November 1, 2018

Kenyan farmers to grow Bt cotton commercially starting Apr

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August 2, 2018

Ethiopia's Bt cotton move challenges rival Kenya

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July 24, 2019

Kenya field trial shows Bt cotton boosts yields four-fold

BY VERENARDO MEEME As Kenya harvests its national performance trials of genetically modified (GM) pest-resistant Bt cotton, preliminary results show it boosts yields four-fold over (...)

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November 10, 2018

CRISPR SOLVES COTTON BOLLWORM RESISTANCE MYSTERY

Scientists have used genomics and gene editing to discover a genetic mutation that makes cotton bollworm caterpillars—one of the world’s most destructive cotton pests—resistant to (...)

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September 8, 2019

INDIA: Bt cotton regains farmers' confidence

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