GM brinjals are helping Bangladesh farmers earn more, save more, study finds (The Print)

The Print (India) reported on a recent study from IFPRI and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, a government agency, examined the impact of GM brinjals and found a 47 percent reduction — or $85.53 (approx. Rs 6,000)/hectare — in the expense incurred by farmers on pesticides. The quantity of pesticides used was also found to have come down by 39 percent.