August 31, 2018

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

Abdullahi Tsanni Nigeria’s textile industry was once a thriving part of the nation’s economy. The industry was once the country’s second-leading employer, with mills spread (...)

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December 4, 2017

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

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October 19, 2017

Steep cottonseed prices have bag of benefits

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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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April 13, 2018

Oeko-Tex launches GMO test for organic cotton

To qualify as organic and to be marketed as such, cotton must meet a comprehensive list of criteria. Oeko-Tex has developed a testing service that (...)

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July 23, 2019

Pink Bollworm Versus Bt Cotton: Three Countries, Three Results

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June 18, 2018

INDIA: Bt cotton to cover even larger area this year

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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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March 14, 2018

Government slashes Bt Cotton seed price to Rs 740 per packet

NEW DELHI: The government slashed Bt cotton seed prices, including trait value or tech fees to support distressed farmers hit by frequent pink bollworm pest (...)

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December 11, 2017

How Monsanto’s GM cotton sowed trouble in Africa

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