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Monsanto to trial GM cotton using new technology

Monsanto a biotechnology giant will trial GM cotton using new technology in the Ord Irrigation Scheme this year, which could…

7 years ago

Burkina Faso cotton output to rise after discontinuing Monsanto variety

The west African country’s growers after blaming a genetically modified (GM) variety supplied by U.S. seed maker Monsanto for a…

7 years ago

AI make nylon production more sustainable

A new method could make producing the precursor to nylon much more environmentally friendly, researchers report. The chemical and allied…

5 years ago

TRAID talks about growing cotton without pesticides in Ethiopia

Leigh McAlea, Head of Communications, from the UK charity, TRAID talks about growing cotton without pesticides in Ethiopia, which has…

5 years ago

Australia’s cotton industry celebrates it’s industry achievers with the presentation of the 2018 Australian Cotton Industry Awards

Cotton Australia chief executive Adam Kay said award recipients excelled in their field. He said that, “The one thing all…

6 years ago

Farmers have no alternative to the cost-intensive Bt cotton seeds

So far, licences for supply equal to 1.25 crore bags have been granted, with that of another 50 crore in…

6 years ago

Upper Namoi region see boost in cotton growing

This season in the upper Namoi region cotton growing is on the increase as there’s been a lot of first…

7 years ago

Burkina Faso to see surge in cotton output this season

Africa’s top cotton grower Burkina Faso to see surge in cotton output by as much as 20 percent in the…

7 years ago

Burkina Faso cotton output due to poor weather down by 18pc

Burkina Faso a landlocked country in West Africa in the recently ended 2015/16 season produced 581,000 tonnes of raw cotton,…

8 years ago

CSIR introduces new technology to increase cotton yield to feed textile industry

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in order to improve production of the cash crop to feed the…

8 years ago