Prabhat Agri Biotech Ltd and Pravardhan Seeds Private Ltd for allegedly infringing on its patent and trademark in BT cotton, a genetically modified variant which resists bollworms. Advisory Alert ...

[File, Standard] The government has delivered 17 tonnes of Bt cotton seeds to Busia county, in efforts to boost production and revive the textile sector. Busia county targets to put 11,253 acres ...

The Ministry of Agriculture started the distribution of Bt (Bacillus Thuringiensis) cotton seeds to farmers as it embarks on revamping the sector, which was a wild success in the 1970s and 80s but ...

Elmore’s "Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future" does not read like a sanctioned history of Monsanto. Nor does it sizzle with prosecutorial zeal. Govt keeps Bt cotton price unchanged ...

This is in line with the government’s rationale that while Monsanto has patent rights to the Bt cotton gene, once it is introduced into a plant seed, the product becomes subject to the Plant ...

A need to keep farmers happy? Despite being well above the price of approved BT cotton seeds, farmers are buying illegal HT cotton seeds in droves because there’s a shortage in the supply of new ...

The department of biotechnology (DBT) played a crucial role in introducing Bt cotton by facilitating the import of GM seeds, undertaking field trials and working tirelessly to obtain regulatory ...