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Burkina Faso’s cotton output jumps 60%

01/02/2013

Cotton production in Burkina Faso has jumped almost 60% in the year to the end of January 2013, due to an increase in GMO (genetically modified) crops. Output rose to from 400,000 tonnes in 2011/2012 to 630,000 tonnes and exceeded the expectations of 532,000 tonnes, the Burkina National Cotton Producers' Union (UNPCB) said. Burkina Faso, which...

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