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The food, feed, ?ber, and fuel needs of the changing world pose the
challenge of doubling or tripling of world food, feed, and ?ber
production by the year 2050 to meet the needs of a 11 billion
global population. In addition, the dramatic changes in food prices
in the recent years further warrant that production and
productivity need to be enhanced to ensure adequate supplies.
Biotechnology can make a signi?cant contribution to this effort as
demonstrated by cotton and other crops; the new advances in
biotechnology have made it possible to develop plants that contain
genes that were not possible to be developed by sexual means.
Cotton has been a leader in the use of biotechnology. With the
introduction of Bt cotton, followed by stacked cotton products
(insect and herbicide tolerance) and extensive use of molecular
breeding tools, cotton cultivation has been much improved. The
contributions in this book illustrate the scienti?c advances that
are going on in cotton and the impact they continue to deliver for
all cotton growers. Twelve percent of the global cotton area is now
under biotech products at 15. 5 million ha. The primary bene?ts
from using genetically engineered cotton include reduced
insecticide use, lower production costs, improved yields, lower
farming risks, and increased opportunities to grow cotton in areas
of severe pest infestation.
The food, feed, ?ber, and fuel needs of the changing world pose the
challenge of doubling or tripling of world food, feed, and ?ber
production by the year 2050 to meet the needs of a 11 billion
global population. In addition, the dramatic changes in food prices
in the recent years further warrant that production and
productivity need to be enhanced to ensure adequate supplies.
Biotechnology can make a signi?cant contribution to this effort as
demonstrated by cotton and other crops; the new advances in
biotechnology have made it possible to develop plants that contain
genes that were not possible to be developed by sexual means.
Cotton has been a leader in the use of biotechnology. With the
introduction of Bt cotton, followed by stacked cotton products
(insect and herbicide tolerance) and extensive use of molecular
breeding tools, cotton cultivation has been much improved. The
contributions in this book illustrate the scienti?c advances that
are going on in cotton and the impact they continue to deliver for
all cotton growers. Twelve percent of the global cotton area is now
under biotech products at 15. 5 million ha. The primary bene?ts
from using genetically engineered cotton include reduced
insecticide use, lower production costs, improved yields, lower
farming risks, and increased opportunities to grow cotton in areas
of severe pest infestation.
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