In India, biotech cotton is grown only in the form of commercial cotton hybrids, and twenty hybrid varieties belonging to four private seed companies have been approved in the last four years. Biotech cotton area is estimated at 14 percent of the 9 million hectares planted to cotton in India in 2005/06.
Bollgard (Ingard in Australia) or Bollgard II biotech varieties are grown on a commercial scale in all seven countries.
In addition, insect resistant WideStrikeT varieties were approved for commercial use in the USA during 2005/06.
The use of biotech cotton varieties could be prevented in Mexico during 2006.
Planting must be conducted during the next three months, but the Government of Mexico has not yet approved imports of biotech planting seeds from the US.
The Government of Brazil has approved the introduction of BT genes into commercial varieties, but the development of biotech varieties appropriate for Brazilian use will take about two years.
The ICAC met for the first time in Washington, D.C. in April 1940. At first, membership was limited to cotton producing countries. After the fourth meeting, an invitation to join the Committee was extended to all other United and Associated Nations substantially interested in the production, export or import of cotton.
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