Under the South Asia Biosafety Program, the ILSI Research Foundation and Biotech Consortium India Limited are organizing the annual South Asia Biosafety Conference (SABP) from September 14-16, 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This conference provides a forum to hear from leading scientists representing regulatory agencies, public sector research institutions, and the private sector in South Asia […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Pest plague lowered in Bt brinjal: Study
Pest infestation, especially invasion of 'shoot borer', is much lower in Bt brinjal than other traditional varieties, a latest study showed. Bt brinjal is the first genetically modified (GM) crop ever developed in Bangladesh. Leaf-eating beetles were found 47.1 per cent of plants in case of Bt brinjal when it was 63.7 per cent for […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Bt Brinjal Study: Pesticide Use Falls, But Risk Remains
The cultivation of Bt brinjal has enabled farmers to reduce pesticide use and log higher profits but the genetically modified vegetable is not fully free from the risk of fruit and shoot borer (FSB) infestation, a new study found. The FSB is one of the most devastating pests that damages up to a third of […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Policy Workshop: Agricultural Transformation in Bangladesh
On March 6, 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and the USAID-funded Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP), implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), jointly organized a half-day policy workshop to disseminate research-based evidence from the “Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL)” project, and the Bt brinjal impact assessment. The event attracted […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
