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2007-06-27 | permalink
Kenyan NBC approves field trails on Bollgard II Bt cotton
The National Biosafety Committee (NBC) in conjunction with the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (Kari) have recommended the introduction of Bollgard II, an enhanced earlier type called Bollgard I that was tested between 2003 and 2005. [...] The new variety offered by the US-based agriculture technology firm Monsanto is expected to save farmers up to 32 percent in production costs, as it removes the need for pesticides required for conventional cotton farming.
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2007-06-27 | permalink
Kenyan NBC approves field trails on Bollgard II Bt cotton
The National Biosafety Committee (NBC) in conjunction with the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (Kari) have recommended the introduction of Bollgard II, an enhanced earlier type called Bollgard I that was tested between 2003 and 2005. [...] The new variety offered by the US-based agriculture technology firm Monsanto is expected to save farmers up to 32 percent in production costs, as it removes the need for pesticides required for conventional cotton farming.
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