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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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 13, 2018

Monsanto Accused of Causing Loss to Cotton Farmers in India

Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), a fringe group which has considerable political clout, has accused Monsanto of fooling Indian farmers by making false claims about the (...)

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March 12, 2018

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

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August 2, 2018

Ethiopia's Bt cotton move challenges rival Kenya

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November 1, 2018

Kenyan farmers to grow Bt cotton commercially starting Apr

Kenyan farmers will start commercially growing transgenic Bt cotton from next April after waiting for nearly two decades. The development is likely to spur economic (...)

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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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July 19, 2018

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

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