Every year, the U.S. Government's Feed the Future initiative releases a summary of its biggest accomplishments. This year, Feed the Future recognized IFPRI's Bt brinjal study in Bangladesh, which evaluated the impacts of genetically engineered brinjal, or eggplant, on various outcomes. IFPRI researchers found that Bt brinjal cultivation increased crop yields, farmers' incomes, and decreased […]
BLOG: Impact Study Demonstrates Bt Brinjal Helps Farmers Earn More With Less Pesticide
This post was written by Akhter Ahmed, Ph.D., International Food Policy Research Institute; John Hoddinott, DPhil, Cornell University; Paul Tanger, Ph.D., USAID; Lesley Perlman, USAID. Photo credit: Md. Arif Hossain/Cornell University Eggplant, known as brinjal in Bangladesh, is a high-value crop that is widely grown and consumed throughout the country. 150,000 farmers grow brinjal in […]