Mozambique and China are expected in November to conclude negotiations
on introducing genetically-modified cotton into the African country,
according to Mozambican daily newspaper Correio da Manhã.
At that time a delegation of technicians from the Mozambique Cotton
Institute (IAM) and the Mozambican Institute of Agricultural Research
(IIAM) is due to travel to China to conclude negotiations, which will be
followed by the first tests, initially in the district of Morrumbala, in
Zambézia province.
According to the IAM, genetically-modified varieties of cotton are being
tested in 57 countries, involving over 14 million farmers and test
fields cover an estimated area of 134 million hectares.
The IAM’s projections show that in 2013 Mozambique is expected to earn
US$47.5 million from cotton exports, which this year are expected to
total an estimated US$43.2 million.
Club of Mozambique
To ease your site search, article categories are at bottom of page.
October 07, 2012
Mozambique to grow GM cotton with help from China
Categories China, cotton, GM crops, Mozambique
