Bt Cotton
The introduction of Bt cotton has helped improve many aspects of the cotton industry, but a massive impact on people outside the cotton growing market is tremendous. With Bt Cotton plants in use the amount of crops devastated by pests and insects has dropped significantly. This has increased global supply and trade of cotton across the globe.
With the worlds population expanding the need for goods and services such as cotton will only ever increase. Therefore it is important for producers to always have the highest amount of cotton production that they possibly can. With Bt Cotton we can give farmers the ability to increase their harvest of cotton and produce an amount of cotton plants that would not be possible as
a)The less plants effecting the crops the more harvest will be available and
b) The more insecticides used on a harvest the more likely some of the crops will be killed due to an overuse of chemicals. Field Questions (2012) Bt Cotton, Remarkable Success and four ugly Facts. (Online) (Updated February 12th 2012) Available at: http://fieldquestions.com/2012/02/12/bt-cotton-remarkable-success-and-four-ugly-facts/ (Accesed at 5th May 2013)
With the worlds population expanding the need for goods and services such as cotton will only ever increase. Therefore it is important for producers to always have the highest amount of cotton production that they possibly can. With Bt Cotton we can give farmers the ability to increase their harvest of cotton and produce an amount of cotton plants that would not be possible as
a)The less plants effecting the crops the more harvest will be available and
b) The more insecticides used on a harvest the more likely some of the crops will be killed due to an overuse of chemicals. Field Questions (2012) Bt Cotton, Remarkable Success and four ugly Facts. (Online) (Updated February 12th 2012) Available at: http://fieldquestions.com/2012/02/12/bt-cotton-remarkable-success-and-four-ugly-facts/ (Accesed at 5th May 2013)