Worldwide Impact of BT Cotton: Implications for Agricultural Research in Pakistan

Since 2010 many BT varieties have been approved in Pakistan and also have been adopted by the farmers commercially as well. Not only is the adoption and production lower than the other BT adopter countries of the world but also development plans are slower. Pakistan needs more resistant varieties that should be susceptible to agronomic conditions of the country and safer for the environment. Effort has been made in this publication to explain the BT cotton trends in other countries of the world and also originated the need of modifications in Pakistan. More importantly, this manuscript explores the need on how BT can be effectively utilized in Pakistan. Audiences for this manuscript involve research department, extension agents along with public and private sectors and the end users (cotton growers). All researchers, policy formulators, donor agencies, authoritative groups and farmers have a responsibility to fully consider the diversity of BT.

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