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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June 20, 2018

Ethiopia Approves Biotech Cotton

In May, the Ethiopian Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MEFCC) approved two Bt cotton hybrids (JKCH1050 and JKCH1947) for cultivation. This regulatory decision (...)

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August 2, 2018

Ethiopia's Bt cotton move challenges rival Kenya

Ethiopia’s decision to start production of high-yielding genetically-modified (GM) cotton has thrown a challenge to rivals such as Kenya and Madagascar that are banking on (...)

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March 12, 2018

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

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July 19, 2018

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

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February 11, 2019

New GMO cotton variety could boost yields while thriving under drought conditions

Honglan Yang Plants have evolved complex molecular, cellular, and physiological mechanisms to respond to environmental stressors. Genetic manipulation has represented an important potential method for (...)

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July 12, 2019

Brazil cotton farmers sue Bayer over patent on GMO seed

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian cotton producers in the state of Mato Grosso on Thursday sued Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE), seeking to cancel the chemical company’s (...)

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March 13, 2018

Monsanto Accused of Causing Loss to Cotton Farmers in India

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