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Bt eggplants in the Philippines

 

Since 1999 GENET collects and distributes information on various topics in the field of genetic engineering in agriculture, food production and health. With this "Special Topic: Bt eggplants in the Philippines" GENET aims at providing an overview about the debate on development and approval of Bt eggplants in this country, based on our archives.

2010-09-30 |

University of the Philippines professor bats for Bt eggplant but several groups still urge caution

THE COMMERCIALIZATION of bacillus thuringiensis eggplant, a genetically modified organism, is projected to triple a farmer’s net income, Cesar B. Quicoy, chair of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the College of Economics and Management at the University of the Philippines-Los Baños. ”Projected net income using Bt eggplant may reach P65,489 per hectare compared to non-Bt eggplant whose net income is estimated at P15,687 per hectare,” Mr. Quicoy said during a seminar on Benefits and Impact of a Promising Public Sector Crop Biotechnology earlier this week.

2010-09-30 |

University of the Philippines professor bats for Bt eggplant but several groups still urge caution

THE COMMERCIALIZATION of bacillus thuringiensis eggplant, a genetically modified organism, is projected to triple a farmer’s net income, Cesar B. Quicoy, chair of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the College of Economics and Management at the University of the Philippines-Los Baños. ”Projected net income using Bt eggplant may reach P65,489 per hectare compared to non-Bt eggplant whose net income is estimated at P15,687 per hectare,” Mr. Quicoy said during a seminar on Benefits and Impact of a Promising Public Sector Crop Biotechnology earlier this week.

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