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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For the sake of caution
A decision to refuse clearance to GMOs should be based on good science and policy
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Fabric of nature
Organic cotton is much in demand across the globe. But lack of support from government agencies may impede its growth
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THE COLOURS OF COTTON
Despite its numerous advantages, coloured cotton continues to get a raw deal from government agencies
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Victory against all odds
anti-dumping duties imposed on India by the European Union (eu) have been declared inconsistent with free trade rules, by the World Trade Organisation (wto). Starting from 1997, eu
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Transgenic cotton trials
madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have started large-scale evaluation of genetically modified Bacillus thuringiensis (b t ) cotton plants, despite the Union government still finalising the
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Trial or error?
The Indian government grants permission for trials of transgenic cotton
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The newcomer
Transgenic cotton is poised to enter the Indian market
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Cotton growers lose
cotton production in Punjab is likely to suffer if farmers do not take remedial measures against whitefly pests that were detected recently. Regular surveys carried out by entomologists of the
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Operation pest guard
Integrated pest management treatments come to the rescue of cotton farmers
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Breaking the monopoly
By developing transgenic cotton seeds, Indian scientists enter Monsanto s domain