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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November 1, 2018

Kenyan farmers to grow Bt cotton commercially starting Apr

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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 12, 2018

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

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 (...)

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March 13, 2018

Monsanto Accused of Causing Loss to Cotton Farmers in India

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August 2, 2018

Ethiopia's Bt cotton move challenges rival Kenya

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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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July 19, 2018

Israel’s Evogene to develop insect-resistant cotton with Brazilian seed-grower

Two invasive pests that pose threat to cotton producers, of which Brazil is 4th-largest globally, will be targeted by gene modification Israel’s Evogene Ltd., a (...)

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January 1, 2020

Thrips and plant bugs: Gifts that keep on giving

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