Photo courtesy of Cotton Incorporated EVANSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The cotton industry hopes to launch a new market for a genetically modified cotton plant whose seeds are edible for humans.

Vernon Machado, from Goma near Misewu Folo in Chikwawa District, abandoned cotton farming as prices kept falling amid ...

Still, he wants seeds that can perform better in dry conditions to provide a much needed lift to profits. "My grandad, 30-40 years ago, could buy a new tractor for $20,000," Hogue said.

Gadwal: Tensions are escalating in the Jogulamba Gadwal district as thousands of seed cotton farmers face uncertainty over ...

Cotton seeds traveled to the International Space Station earlier this month for an experiment called "Targeting Improved Cotton Through Orbital Cultivation," or "tic toc" for short.

The cotton seeds aboard a lunar lander had encouraged hopes that plants could grow on the moon. But days after China boasted of the experiment's success, the tender shoots died.

Introduced in 1996, GM cotton provided a much-needed alternative to conventional cotton, which was struggling due to excessive pest damage. Letkeman recalls when he started using GM cotton seeds.

Turns out, the cotton seed was there all the time, just not being delivered by the farmers who were holding onto it in the hopes that prices would rise again to the levels of a few seasons back ...

Yet based on the limited quantities of organic seed in circulation, industry insiders say the amount of organic cotton on the market today is impossible. “Seeds are not available,” said Mr ...

The GM cotton seed variety could cut the cost of cultivation in India, boost crop yields and act as an antidote to the pink bollworm pest, farm policy experts said.