Approval for new Bt cotton variety expected soon, says Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh
A new variety of technologically advanced Bt cotton likely to be allowed soon for commercial cultivation to help Indian textile
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Tag: Bt cotton
Cotton: Entangled in a web of double-edged MSPs
The government of India fixes the maximum sale price (MSP) for cotton seeds to the industry and the minimum support
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Decoding consumer resistance to biotechnology food crops
All of us consume food, but not many are likely to be aware of food production systems. Yet consumers hold
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Bangladesh begins demo trial cultivation of Bt cotton
Bangladesh has initiated limited cultivation for “demonstration trials” of two varieties of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton across 13 production zones
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Isolated efforts on to promote non-GM cotton
Almost 98 per cent of the 12 million-odd hectares of cotton grown in India is under Bt cotton. The genetically
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Seed industry sees tight supply of some branded Bt cotton hybrids this season
Amid predictions that cotton acreage in the upcoming fall season is likely to exceed the yield of the previous year,
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