Insect-resistant cotton approved for release to farmers in Malawi and planted by 20,000 farmers during the first growing season

CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets. 2020. Insect-resistant cotton approved for release to farmers in Malawi and planted by 20,000 farmers during the first growing season. Reported in Policies, Institutions, and Markets Annual Report 2020. Outcome Impact Case Report.

Following several years of confined field trials and on-farm trials to test the safety and performance of Bt cotton hybrid varieties, the Government of Malawi approved their release to farmers for the 2019-2020 season. 20,000 farmers planted it. The Program for Biosafety Systems provided technical support to the government throughout this process.