Assessment of the environmental and agronomic appropriateness of bt transgenic cotton in small-producer ipm systems in china

Objective

The project develops and demonstrates methods to enable regulatory authorities, extension system personnel and Chinese small-holder farmers, to evaluate the environmental , biological and social appropriateness of the use of genetically engineered cotton expressing an insecticide (Bt) toxin. It produces a risk assessment toolkit, product stewardship tools and assessment exercises for IPM training including in Farmer Field Schools, and advances the transgenic policy debate in China

Programme(s)

• FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002"

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Address

Research Centre Flakkebjerg
4200 Slagelse
Denmark

Participants (6)

CAB INTERNATIONAL

United Kingdom

Address

Bakeham Lane
TW20 9TY Egham,surrey

CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT - CIRAD

France

Address

Avenue Agropolis
34032 Montpellier

CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

China

Address

Zhong-guan-cun Nan-da-jie, Haidian District 12
100081 Beijing

NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

China

Address

Weigang 1
210095 Nanjing

NATIONAL AGRO TECHNICAL EXTENSION AND SERVICE CENTRE, P.R. CHINA

China

Address

Maizidian Street 20, Chaoyang Distric
100026 Beijing

NATURAL RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

Central Avenue
ME4 4TB Chatham