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Article: United States : Monsanto Forecasts Africa to Increase Biotech Crop Planting.
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- October 9, 2009
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Monsanto Co., the world s biggest seed producer, expects African countries to increase planting of genetically-modified crops to boost food security and economic development as the region is affected by climate change.
Burkina Faso plans to double the area planted with the company s insect-resistant cotton next year from 129,000 hectares (318,766 acres) this year, Natalie DiNicola, director at Monsanto s public policy and sustainable yield division, said in an interview yesterday. Corn modified to tolerate drought may be introduced to the sub-Saharan region by 2017, she said.
Farming in developing countries needs $83 billion of annual investment for ...