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2009-11-25 | permalink
Philippine Department of Agriculture targets Bt cotton commercialization by 2012
THE Philippines has started the actual trial of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton from India and is eyeing the commercial propagation of the produce in 2012, according to Department of Agriculture (DA) officials. Agriculture Undersecretary for Policy and Planning Segfredo Serrano disclosed that the Cotton Development Administration (CDA) has started planting transgenic-hybrid cotton in one of its screen houses at the agency’s cotton farm located in Batac City, Ilocos Norte recently.
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2009-11-25 | permalink
Philippine Department of Agriculture targets Bt cotton commercialization by 2012
THE Philippines has started the actual trial of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton from India and is eyeing the commercial propagation of the produce in 2012, according to Department of Agriculture (DA) officials. Agriculture Undersecretary for Policy and Planning Segfredo Serrano disclosed that the Cotton Development Administration (CDA) has started planting transgenic-hybrid cotton in one of its screen houses at the agency’s cotton farm located in Batac City, Ilocos Norte recently.
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