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Delegations from neighbouring Benin and Togo which included farmers, government officials, members of parliament and textile industry representatives visited Burkina to see for themselves how Bt. cotton has transformed the economy. Burkina Faso’s yields and farmers' incomes have risen, chemical use is down, and cotton and cottonseed oil have become major exports, after Burkina Faso's recent fiasco over Bt. cotton fibre length - and the decision by cotton companies to slow adoption while the issue is being resolved - is being interpreted differently in the region.
