Insect-resistant cotton approved for release to farmers in Malawi and planted by 20,000 farmers during the first growing season
Following several years of confined field trials and on-farm trials to test the safety and performance of Bt cotton hybrid varieties, the Government of Malawi approved their release to farmers for the 2019-2020 season. 20,000 farmers planted it. The Program for Biosafety Systems provided technical support to the government throughout this process.
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| Format: | Case Study biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2020-12-31
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| Subjects: | farmers, varieties, cotton, government, systems, biosafety, safety, field trials, trials, on-farm trials, programmes, case studies, agrifood systems, rural development, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121621 |
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| Summary: | Following several years of confined field trials and on-farm trials to test the safety and performance of Bt cotton hybrid varieties, the Government of Malawi approved their release to farmers for the 2019-2020 season. 20,000 farmers planted it. The Program for Biosafety Systems provided technical support to the government throughout this process. |
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