Higher yields & farmer preferences show, Bt cotton detractors spreading patent falsehoods
Sunday, 31st March, 2013
Last week, Greenpeace's chief in India, Samit Aich, wrote a column in ET on genetically-modified crops.
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Cotton eases on profit taking, posts quarterly gain of 18 pct
Saturday, 30th March, 2013
Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:48am IST * Cotton notches biggest quarterly gain in 2 years * Early session gains evaporate after prices breach 90 cents * USDA planting f...
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US cotton crop put at 4-year low, loses acres to grains
Saturday, 30th March, 2013
Friday, 29 March 2013 - NEW YORK US cotton farmers are expected to grow a historically small crop next year, the U.S Department of Agriculture said on Thursd...
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Farmers pin hopes on new Bt cotton tech for weed mgmt
Saturday, 30th March, 2013
WARANGAL, MAR. 29 With cost of production rising due to labour shortage, cotton farmers of Gunturpali and Mariapuram villages in Andhra Pradesh are waiting f...
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PK: A steadier trend on cotton market:
Saturday, 30th March, 2013
March 29, 2013 The domestic cotton market in Pakistan is maintaining its steady posture and has been range-bound over the past fortnight with full poise.
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Africa targets three-fold rise in cotton output by 2023
Saturday, 30th March, 2013
African cotton producers are targeting to boost their raw cotton output by three times from the existing 1.5 million tons to 5 million tons per annum over th...
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Current account deficit at all-time high of 6.7% in Q3
Saturday, 30th March, 2013
NEW DELHI, MAR. 29-(PTI) India’s current account deficit (CAD) touched a record high of 6.7 per cent of GDP in the October-December quarter, mainly on accoun...
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Forex reserves up $1.05 b to $293.37 billion
Saturday, 30th March, 2013
PTI Mumbai, Mar 29 The country’s foreign exchange reserves rose for the second consecutive week, going up by $1.05 billion to $293.37 billion on a rise in th...
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China to increase state cotton sales in April -official
Friday, 29th March, 2013
* China 2013 cotton acreage may fall to its lowest in decade * Beijing to continue stockpiling 2013 cotton harvest * Government to increase state sales from ...
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A cotton variety that can withstand jassid pest
Friday, 29th March, 2013
MOKHILA (RANGA REDDY DIST), MARCH 27 With reports suggesting resurgence of sucking pests, Shriram Bioseed has come out with a solution to address the problem.
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