19.06.2004 |

Background: Bt-cotton worldwide

In 2002, Bt cotton was cultivated on 4.6 million hectares around the world, roughly 13% of the total cotton acreage. The FAO recently hailed its beneficial impacts for Chinese farmers. However, reports about its performance paint a contradictionary picture.</p><p><a href="http://www.grain.org/research/btcotton.cfm">GRAIN Agricultural research for whom?</a></p><p><a href="http://www.zs-l.de/saveourseeds/news/international/BT_cotton_links_06_04.rtf">List of available studies and reports on Bt-cotton</a>