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 s...
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| Formato: | Case Study |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121621 |
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