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10.06.2008 |

The Bt corn hype on the Philippines

Searice conducted a study in 2006 mainly to find out the farmers’ adoption and assessment of Bt corn. The study covered three of the top corn-producing provinces in the country: Isabela, Bukidnon and North Cotabato. The results showed that only 25 farmers out of 790 respondents or a measly 3.16 percent planted Bt corn during the main cropping season of 2006 amounting to only 3 percent of all the respondents’ total corn area. The study also found out that prior to the first cropping season, few farmers who tried using Bt corn did not repeat planting its seeds.

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