GE Cotton Meeting

$7K USD

Funder	Department of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture
Country	Mexico
Start Date	Aug 22, 2012
End Date	Jun 05, 2016
Duration	1,383 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`251017-85`

Grant Description

On April 12, 2012, APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS), participated in the GE Cotton meeting in Sonora, Mexico and made a presentation on how we prolong the useful life of the GE technology in the US? The trip was sponsored by USDA-FAS.

Important information presented at the meeting included: Pink bollworm control and its eradication is also a complete success in northern Mexico. Boll weevil is still the number one pest in Mexico