The price of Bt Cotton Bollgard-II seeds has increased by 18.5% over the last four years, reaching Rs 864 per packet in 2024.

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) will soon undertake the second round of field trials for pink bollworm-resistant (PBW) ...

The cultivation of indigenous cotton crops in India could create a more resilient, ethical and climate-conscious supply chain ...

Supreme Court hearings on GM crops progress, DBT supports GM mustard, BioE3 policy focus, bio-agriculture growth in India.

GUNTUR: The All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Cotton has reported a sharp decline in India’s cotton ...

After a decade of stagnant stock performance, Kaveri Seeds has staged a strong comeback. The company, once heavily reliant on ...

AGM 2025 focuses on Bt cotton, Narasimha variety, reducing imports, and improving cotton quality to meet international ...

The ruling effectively terminates the American biotechnology giant’s intellectual property rights to Bt cotton technology in India. The court explained that under India’s Patents Act of 1970 ...

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a key eco-friendly biocontrol agent, targeting specific pests in agriculture, reducing ...

Joseph Nyaga, whose three-acre sprawl of the crop has the finesse of a model farm, pays glowing tribute to the Bt cotton. "One acre of the old one gave 300 kilos of cotton. Now for every acre ...

Nonetheless, the fact that a first-generation GM crop like Bt cotton already contributes to poverty reduction and rural welfare growth has not been widely recognized up till now and might further ...

Nagpur: Farmers from across Vidarbha, especially Yavatmal, have urged the govt to make available the latest Herbicide-Tolerant BT cotton (HTBt) seeds to improve the crop yield in the coming season.