Matin Qaim
37% yield increase: Almost all monetary gains from Indian GMO mustard will go to farmers, not to seed companies
Huge gains from biotech cotton commercialized [in India] two decades back notwithstanding, policymaking came to a standstill in terms of ...
Viewpoint: GM cotton failed India’s farmers? Another study says yes, but relies on false assumptions and misinterpreted data
Insect-resistant Bt cotton has been the subject of controversial debates for many years. Bt cotton is one of the few ...
GM insect-resistant Bt cotton boosted India’s crop yields? Activist study says no, but crop biotech experts say yes
Was the introduction of transgenic (GMO) cotton seeds to India in 2002 the beginning of the renaissance of the country's ...
United Nations FAO biotech expert panel: CRISPR gene editing can ‘transform’ agricultural production
CRISPR gene editing has a pivotal role to play in the fight against global food insecurity, a panel of US ...
GMO Bt cotton saves Pakistani farmers estimated $7 million on pesticide-related health care costs, study shows
Despite substantial research on the economic effects of transgenic insect-resistant Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton, there is still limited work on ...
GMO meta-study: Pesticide use down 37%, yields up 22%, profits rise 68%
A meta-study published this week in PLOS ONE—A Meta-Analysis of the Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops--crunched data from 147 studies ...
Pakistan: Yields on Bt cotton 20 percent higher despite lower pesticide use
Researchers in Pakistan published a study that showed that Bt cotton, which is genetically modified to produce a protein that ...