Bt. Cotton Seeds Revives Cotton Production Says NABDA, IAR, Mahyco

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By Hussaini Hammangabdo, Yola A Biotechnology Expert has said that Mahyco Bollgard 2 cotton hybrid seeds(Bt. cotton) approved for commercial use in 2018

A Biotechnology Expert has said that Mahyco Bollgard 2 cotton hybrid seeds approved for commercial use in 2018 by the National Varietal Release Committee under the Federal Government has brought life back to cotton production.

She said since the introduction of the Bollgard2 cotton to farmers life has been brought back to cotton production. She explained that NABDA and the Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru, Kaduna State with development partners worked on the hybrid cotton to help revamp cotton production and resuscitate moribund textile industry which collapsed as a result of low quality raw materials.

Strategies are in place to build the capacity of indigenous seed producers by 2023 to benefit from the productions of the hybrid seeds Gidado said.Ravin Kumar, country director Mahyco grows, the Indian company behind the production of the hybrid cotton seeds said Bt. cotton is the first cotton hybrid approved for use by the Federal government of Nigeria.

 

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