August 16, 2002

Have smallholder farmers benefited from planting Bt cotton?

The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications answers this question in a series of brochures on Bt cotton in developing countries. These are popularized write-ups on documented benefits of Bt cotton in China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa by noted agricultural economists and scientists.

The brochures on Bt cotton prove that farmers have gained much from the technology in controlling major insect pests of cotton. In addition, farmers experienced greater productivity and income as well as health benefits.

Copies of these brochures can be downloaded for free at http://www.isaaa.org/kc/services.htm.