Question

Which multinational company has introduced Bt cotton in India.how much area of local variety of cotton is replaced by Bt cotton in the country

Answer 1

Bt cotton was introduced in India by a joint venture of companies Monsanto and Mahyco.It was brought to India in the year 2002.

India is becoming a Bt cotton country. It has replaced 90% or even more of local variety cotton in India.

Top states which are using Bt cotton are Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh with having 81%, 92% and 98% respectively of their total cotton cultivation are under Bt cotton.

Answer 2

Answer:

Monsanto

Therefore, Mahyco (Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company), in collaboration with Monsanto, introduced Bt cotton technology into India. Bt cotton carries the Cry1Ac gene derived from the common soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis var.