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Despite threat of arrest, pro-GMO protests in India spread across 11 districts in state of Maharashtra
A ‘pro-GM seed’ movement, which had begun in one district of Maharashtra with farmers defying [a] ban on planting unapproved ...
Female farmers join protests in India demanding access to GMO herbicide-tolerant cotton
After several instances of farmers in Maharashtra sowing unauthorized varieties of genetically modified (GM) cotton to openly defy the moratorium ...
Video: ‘Technology freedom—we want, we want’: Farmers protest India’s GMO crop restrictions
5,000 farmers in India staged a protest to demand access to GMO crops, with some risking up to five years ...
Swaziland (eSwatini) finds success with GMO cotton
The chief executive officer of the Swaziland Cotton Board is urging African leaders to put their political egos aside and ...
10% of India’s 12.2 million cotton hectares came from illegal GMO seeds in 2018
A farm group said its members had planted a variety of genetically modified cotton seeds which have not been approved ...
How pink bollworm may evolve resistance to GMO Bt crops
Insect resistant Bt crops are widely grown in many countries all over the world to prevent pest attacks in highly ...
Viewpoint: Burkina Faso’s declining cotton yields illustrate need for GMO crops
At a forum on biotech crops and the Big Four Agenda at the University of Nairobi on April 24, critics ...
Nigeria approves two GMO cotton varieties anticipated to boost production from 60,000 to 150,000 tons
Nigeria approved two genetically modified varieties of cotton for use by the nation’s farmers to help boost supply to its ...
‘Exotic’ genes from obsolete cotton varieties could boost crop yields without sacrificing fiber quality
Cotton breeders face a "Catch-22." Yield from cotton crops is inversely related to fiber quality. In general, as yield improves, ...
Burkina Faso cotton production plummets after phasing out insect resistant Bt GMO crop
Cotton production in Burkina Faso is continuing its downward slide three years after the nation phased out the use of ...
India’s move to cut Monsanto’s GMO cotton royalties may discourage biotech industry investment
India has cut the royalties that local seed companies pay to German drugmaker Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit for the third ...
Monsanto wins arbitration ruling against Indian seed company in dispute over GMO cotton patent
German drugmaker Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit has won proceedings against Indian seed maker Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd (NSL) in a royalty ...
New GMO cotton variety could boost yields while thriving under drought conditions
Plants have evolved complex molecular, cellular, and physiological mechanisms to respond to environmental stressors. Genetic manipulation has represented an important ...
Indian biotech research may get a boost from court ruling that upheld Monsanto’s patent on GMO cotton
Some scientists in India have welcomed a supreme court ruling that reinstates a patent on genetically modified cotton that had ...
India should give its farmers access to more GMO crops, scientist argues
Amid rising concerns over .... Genetically Modified (GM) crops in India, leading biologist Nina Fedoroff has suggested that it [is] ...
GM cotton could revive Nigeria’s ‘comatose’ textile industry, government says
Despite growing opposition against introduction of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country, the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology ...
Ugandan researchers look to biotechnology to bolster food production in the face of climate change
As the impact of climate change continues to grow worldwide, farmers are likely to face new challenges in the form ...
GMO cotton not to blame for farmer suicides in India, expert reconfirms to UN panel
An expert on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) from India has told a UN conference on biodiversity that GMO cotton growing ...
Why fears in Nigeria over the safety of GMO cotton are misplaced
Nigeria is moving forward with plans to boost its textile industry through the approval of its first GM crop, BT ...
Edible cotton: How genetically modified cottonseed could revolutionize food and feed production
Here’s a somewhat boring fact you might already know about cotton: It doesn't make a good food, for humans or ...
Edible GMO cotton could supply protein to 600 million people daily
It turns out cotton seed is a great source of protein, except it’s currently toxic for humans. Cotton naturally produces gossypol, ...
Biotech crops could make Kenya major cotton producer again, government says
Kenya has been losing at least 4,210 cotton farmers every year for the last 38 years due to low returns ...
Edible cotton? USDA approves biotech seeds that can be spread like peanut butter
Americans may soon be eating cotton for the first time — not just wearing it — as a new edible ...
Patent war may stop Bayer from selling new GMO Bt insecticide cotton in India
German chemical and pharma major Bayer AG, which has acquired biotech company Monsanto .... said it cannot introduce new Bt ...
China’s adoption of GMO cotton launched 25-year decline in ‘hazardous’ pesticide use
China has experienced large and sustained reductions in pesticide use as a result of adopting GMO cotton, according to the largest-ever ...
Scientists ‘turn off’ pathogenic genes to protect cotton from devastating wilt disease
Verticillium wilt (VW) is a devastating disease that affects a wide range of crops, causing major losses in agriculture .... One ...
‘White gold’: GMO cotton renews hope for Nigeria’s troubled textile industry
Nigeria's textile industry was once a thriving part of the nation's economy. The industry was once the country's second-leading employer, ...
