Question

Which multinational company has introduced Bt. cotton in India? How much area of local variety of cotton is replaced by any. cotton?

Answer 1

Bt cotton was first approved for field trials in the United States in 1993, and first approved commercial use in the United States in 1995.[3] Bt cotton was approved by the Chinese government in 1997.[4]

In 2002, a joint venture between Monsanto and Mahyco introduced Bt cotton to India.[5]

In 2011, India grew the largest GM cotton crop at 10.6 million hectares. The U.S. GM cotton crop was 4.0 million hectares, the second largest area in the world, followed by China with 3.9 million hectares and Pakistan with 2.6 million hectares.[6] By 2014, 96% of cotton grown in the United States was genetically modified[7] and 95% of cotton grown in India was GM.[8] India is the largest producer of cotton, and GM cotton, as of 2014.