Burkina Faso Cotton

January 13, 2013
Economic Development  Farmer Livelihood  Food Security  Investment & Innovation 

Jan 31 (Reuters) – Cotton production in Burkina Faso, one of the first countries in Africa to approve genetically modified cotton, jumped 57.5 percent in 2012-2013 due to an increase in GMO crops, the producers’ association said.

Output for the year to end-January 2013 rose to 630,000 tonnes from 400,000 tonnes in 2011/2012 and exceeded the association’s expectations for 532,000 tonnes, the Burkina National Cotton Producers’ Union (UNPCB) said on Thursday….

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