Africa agriculture trade monitor 2023
The 2023 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor, a flagship publication of AKADEMIYA2063 and the International Food Policy Research Institute, provides an overview of trade in agriculture in Africa, including
Cotton
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End of the road for endosulfan: pushing for a global ban on a deadly pesticide
<p>This recent report by Environmental Justice Foundation details the environmental and human impacts of 'endosulfan'. It highlights why it should be banned globally and provides suggestions for actions by national governments & other stakeholders to eradicate this deadly pesticide. <br />
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Farmer reveals hazards of BT cotton at film screening
Mumbai At a screening of a documentary on BT Brinjal, the genetically modified vegetable soon to be launched in India, an organic farmer from Rawala Village, Warud tehsil of Amravati district, revealed how BT cotton has left tracts of farmland in the agricultural village of Amravati infertile.
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Bt cotton rises Rs 1,000/candy
The prices of Gujarat Sankar-6 (GS-6) medium staple Bt cotton, the largest exported variety from India, shot up over Rs 1,000 per candy (1 candy = 356 kg) since Saturday in the spot markets in Gujarat. The increase was mainly propelled by Chinese demand and mill buying, industry officials and traders said on Tuesday.
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Uncertainty dogs cotton procurement in Kalahandi
BHAWANIPATNA: Stage is set for cotton plucking in Kalahandi district and sources said cotton will be ready for marketing next week. However, farmers are a worried lot because of the uncertainty in procurement of cotton.
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Ban cotton export & we march to Delhi: Farmers
After Uttar Pradesh farmers protested against sugarcane prices, Punjab farmers are now threatening to march to Delhi if the Union Government bans export of cotton.
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CM visits Egypts farm research centre
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today visited the Agriculture Research Centre (ARC) of Egypt, the largest such facility in the Middle East.
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Textile industry demands ban on cotton exports
Chandan Kishore Kant / Mumbai November 13, 2009, 0:45 IST Unnecessary, says ministry, as the country has enough stock. The country is likely to export close to eight million bales (1 bale = 170 kg) of cotton in the current cotton year ( October 1 onwards) if the pace of bookings for export continues unabated, much to the dismay of the textile industry.
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Millions fed: proven successes in agricultural development
Humanity has made enormous progress in the past 50 years toward eliminating hunger and malnutrition. Some five billion people--more than 80 percent of the world's population--have enough food to live healthy, productive lives. Agricultural development has contributed significantly to these gains, while also fostering economic growth and poverty reduction in some of the world's poorest countries.
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Impacts of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use: the first thirteen years
Genetically-engineered corn, soybeans, and cotton now account for the majority of acres planted to these three crops. A model was developed that utilizes official, U.S. Department of Agriculture pesticide use data to estimate the differences in the average pounds of pesticides applied on GE crop acres, compared to acres planted to conventional, non-GE varieties.
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Bt cotton in India: a status report
This latest report by Asia-Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology provides updated statistics on Bt-cotton and highlights newer issues related to technology, production, economic, social and environmental impacts of Bt cotton in India.