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| Monsanto to introduce Bt corn | 06-NOV-09 |
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| Unfazed by the ongoing opposition to the commercialisation of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) brinjal, Monsanto India Limited (MIL), a subsidiary of US-based global biotech food major Monsanto Company, is planning to introduce genetically modified corn in the country by 2012-13.
The proposed corn seed would be embedded with not only Bt but also with the company's 'Roundup ready' technology that would be helpful in management of weeds and insects, MIL’s director- corporate affairs, Gyanendra |
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| 150,000 tribal farmers to get hybrid corn seeds | 02-JUL-09 |
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| The Gujarat government is targeting to cover over 150,000 tribal farmers under its project Sunshine, aimed at providing high quality hybrid corn seeds to farmers in tribal areas at affordable prices. |
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| Monsanto launches initaitive to improve farmers' lot | 21-JUN-09 |
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| Monsanto India has launched an initiave called SHARE (sustainable harvest - agriculture, resources, environment) - to improve farmers’ lives as part of its commitment to help increase global food production in the face of growing demand, limited natural resources and a changing climate. |
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| Monsanto, BASF announce first drought-tolerant biotech crop | 10-JUN-09 |
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| Monsanto and Germany-based BASF have discovered a naturally-occurring gene that can help corn plants combat drought and confer yield stability during periods of inadequate water supplies. The scientists of both companies announced the discovery in Germany on Tuesday. |
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| Monsanto to introduce nextgen cotton tech | 24-APR-09 |
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| Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech, the 50:50 joint venture of US biotech major Monsanto and Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Co (Mahyco), is looking at introducing roundup ready flex (RRF) technology for its Bollgard II cotton variety in the Indian market soon. |
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| Farmers protest Monsanto's GM seed experiment | 24-MAR-09 |
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| Hundreds of farmers and social activists today staged a satyagraha, protesting against genetically modified crops' field trial of an American company here on the occasion of "Shaheed Divas". The protest ended with a decision of making a committee having representatives of farmers and activists and a meeting with Mahatma Phule Krushi Vidyapeeth's (MPKV) officials on April 2. Farmers and NGOs have been protesting against the open air experiment of American seed company Monsanto on genetically modified corn being conducted in the B Farm of Mahatma Phule Krushi Vidyapeeth here. |
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| Monsanto-ISAP launch a project for improving lives of farmers | 25-FEB-09 |
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| Monsanto in association with Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP), a non-government organisation (NGO), has launched a project called SHARE (Sustainable Harvest - Agriculture, Resources, Environment). The project is aimed at improving the socio-economic condition of farmers in the country by increasing their crop productivity. |
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| Bollgard cotton brings higher yield, incomes | 08-NOV-08 |
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| Higher yields, higher incomes and a lifestyle makeover are some of the things that about 235 farmers in the district are experiencing after cultivation of Bollgard Bt cotton here. |
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| Cotton farmers take a fancy to Bollgard-II | 03-NOV-08 |
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| Adoption of the Bollgard-II version of the genetically modified (GM) cotton has increased four-fold since its commercial launch in 2006. Improved yield and better control of pests have resulted in the |
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| Bt cotton acreage rises 20% | 23-SEP-08 |
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| Bollgard Bt cotton is India’s first biotech crop technology approved for commercialisation in India in 2002.
Indian farmers seem to have taken to Bacillus thurengiensis (Bt) cotton seeds in a |
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| Genetic panel to decide on Doritos corn chips today | 25-JUN-08 |
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The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the environment ministry is likely to consider tomorrow whether Doritos corn chips of PepsiCo USA should be allowed to be sold in the Indian market. |
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