January 31, 2018

AUSTRALIA: Cotton growers take advantage of extended planting window

More than 1000 growers planted 452,000 hectares of cotton across Australia’s cotton growing regions this season. With more than 95 per cent of the crop (...)

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October 19, 2017

Steep cottonseed prices have bag of benefits

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April 20, 2021

Biotechnology Benefits

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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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November 14, 2017

PAKISTAN: A different ‘boll’ game

Bt cotton, vulnerable to pink boll worm attack, has failed to yield desired results in Pakistan. Why? Pakistan that was once a cotton exporting country (...)

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December 4, 2017

Indian state will pay farmers to go 100% organic and GMO-free

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April 13, 2018

Oeko-Tex launches GMO test for organic cotton

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May 7, 2018

INDIA: Union minister says cotton production nearly doubled since Bt Cotton's introduction in 2002

Facts show yields have stagnated By Rohit Parakh "Since the introduction of Bt cotton in 2002, there has been a near doubling of cotton production (...)

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June 18, 2018

INDIA: Bt cotton to cover even larger area this year

The desi variety of cotton is also registering yields better than the national average After a surge in the area under Bt cotton last year,  (...)

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March 14, 2018

Government slashes Bt Cotton seed price to Rs 740 per packet

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