Nagpur: Laboratory tests at the Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) have confirmed that the cotton seeds sowed by Akot farmers last month were herbicide tolerant (HT Bt). The samples sent by ...
Even as a laboratory report has confirmed that farmers in Maharashtra’s Akola district had sown the banned Herbicide Tolerant Bt (HT Bt) cotton by way of protest last month, activists of the Shetkari ...
Nearly 20-25 lakh hectare was expected to come under HT Bt variety of cotton this kharif, industry sources had said last month. The government on Friday informed Parliament that “no instances of ...
Yavatmal: Cotton growers in Yavatmal district will violate the government’s restrictions on HT Bt cotton and launch an agitation from May 1 to press for their demands, said Shetkari Sanghatana ...
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/the-ht-bt-mess-needs-to-be-cleaned-up-swiftly/article32210423.ece Copy An article titled “ HTBT issue: We ...
Members of the National Seed Association of India (NSAI) have said that there is a need to bring in a uniform system of seed licencing in the country by adopting a one-country-one-seed licence policy.