October 13, 2017

Kenya launches task force to facilitate commercialization of GM cotton

NAIROBI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Wednesday unveiled a national task force to oversee the commercialization of genetically modified cotton in the next five (...)

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March 21, 2018

Monsanto backs new company focused on gene editing, not GMOs

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June 10, 2020

Insect-resistant Bt cotton failed in India, claims ‘unprecedented’ study

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May 18, 2021

OCA sets guidelines to prevent GMO contamination in organic cotton

The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has released the Non-GM Cottonseed Production Guidelines to safeguard the integrity of the entire Indian organic cotton value chain from (...)

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December 18, 2020

Tweaking two genes in cotton doubles crop yields—and may do the same in wheat, rice and corn

One group of Texas Tech University researchers has found a way to double fiber yield for cotton in semi-arid areas like that of West Texas, (...)

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January 1, 2020

African countries to benefit from PU clean cotton technology

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October 7, 2020

Triple threat imperils Pakistan’s cotton sector

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October 12, 2017

Monsanto settles GM cotton dispute with three Indian seed firms

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Three leading Indian cotton seed makers have settled an intellectual property dispute with Monsanto Co over its genetically modified (GM) seed (...)

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October 27, 2018

Biotech crops could make Kenya major cotton producer again, government says

Image Credit: Cornell Alliance for Science Kenya has been losing at least 4,210 cotton farmers every year for the last 38 years due to low (...)

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August 28, 2021

Kenya’s first crop of GMO Bt insect-resistant cotton ready for harvest

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