Partners | Role |
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Tropical Pesticide Research Institute, Tanzania | Conducting gene flow studies from Bt cotton to wild indigenous cotton varieties in the region |
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya | Conducting studies on the effect of Bt cotton on both the above-ground and under-ground non-target arthropod species |
Makerere University, Uganda | Management and disbursement of the project funds |
National Agricultural Research Organization, Uganda | Conducting studies on the effect of Bt cotton on both the above-ground and under-ground non-target arthropod species |
Agricultural Innovation Research Foundation, Tanzania | Conducting risk assessment of the Bt cotton technologies, training of stakeholders and community engagement and awareness |
Biotechnology and Biodiversity Interface | Provided funding for the project |
Collaborator | Role |
Monsanto | Allowed the trials meant to be conducted by TPRI in Tanzania to run next to the Bt cotton trials at KARI, Thika Research Station in Kenya |