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Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa and can be credited with political stability and strong economic growth in the last decade.

Bt corn and Bt cotton will likely be the first ever genetically modified crops to be cultivated in Kenya if the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) approves applications submitted...

As initially forecasted in April 2015, C3+2 countries produced 3.5 million bales (1.8 million tons) of seed cotton in MY2014/15 (Aug/July).

MY15/16 cotton production is forecast down to 5.5 million tons. This forecast is based on 19 percent fall in planted area in response to the lower government’s price support for cotton planting.

The MY 2015/16 production estimate is 29 million 480 lb. bales. Planted area reached 11.26 million hectares and is expected to climb higher.

Mozambique’s agricultural sector is characterized mainly by subsistence farming, with commercial lands focusing mainly on sugar, tobacco, cotton and cashew nuts.

The MY 2015 Turkish cotton crop is estimated at 370,000 hectares and 580,000 MT (2.6 million bales).

News on development in agriculture and food in Egypt.

Turkish Poultry Meat Producers and Breeders Association (Besd-Bir) submitted dossiers to the Biosafety Board to request the approval for dozens of genetically engineered traits for feed use only.

FAS Mumbai revised the Post MY2014/15 production estimate to 29.6 million 480 lb. bales.

For the 2015/16 MY, post forecasts a moderate increase of ten percent to 210,000 hectares in seed cotton area planted in Zimbabwe...

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