A pesticide-free technique which is economically viable, environment-friendly and gives more yield gains ground in Punjab, ...

Although our model is not specific to a particular crop, we parameterized the model to reflect India's experience with the diffusion of Bt cotton: after ∼10 years, on-average diffusion of the ...

Ahead of the cotton sowing season in Punjab, there has been an increasing demand for Bollgard-3, a pest-resistant cotton ...

Nonetheless, the fact that a first-generation GM crop like Bt cotton already contributes to poverty reduction and rural welfare growth has not been widely recognized up till now and might further ...

Nagpur: Farmers from across Vidarbha, especially Yavatmal, have urged the govt to make available the latest ...

EFFORTS to strengthen the local cotton industry are gaining ground as the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) and the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFida) are teaming up ...

Joseph Nyaga, whose three-acre sprawl of the crop has the finesse of a model farm, pays glowing tribute to the Bt cotton. "One acre of the old one gave 300 kilos of cotton. Now for every acre ...

The ruling effectively terminates the American biotechnology giant’s intellectual property rights to Bt cotton technology in India. The court explained that under India’s Patents Act of 1970 ...

“It will be done through indigenous varieties of cotton seeds,” the second person said. “Two decades ago, when Bt cotton was introduced, farmers were optimistic about its potential for high ...

Experts at a workshop in Andhra Pradesh highlighted biotechnology's role in agriculture, boosting productivity and ...