A Black (White) Hole in the Global Spread of GM Cotton

Saule Burkitbayeva; Matin Qaim; Johan Swinnen

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.12.017

A Black (White) Hole in the Global Spread of GM Cotton

Saule Burkitbayeva^*, Matin Qaim, Johan Swinnen

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Abstract

Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton has been widely adopted, notably by smallholder farmers in developing countries. However, it has not been used in Central Asia, an important cotton-producing region. We discuss possible reasons and hypothesize that the most likely explanation is limited local demand for Bt owing to low levels of pest infestation. This would imply that global Bt cotton adoption rates may already be close to 100% when considering real demand for insect-resistant varieties.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	260-263
Number of pages	4
Journal	Trends in Biotechnology
Volume	34
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.12.017
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2016
Externally published	Yes

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