Tony Shelton (IMAGE)

Cornell University

Tony Shelton

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Bangladesh eggplant farmer Md. Milon Mia (l) and his father (r), from the Bogra district, show Tony Shelton (center) the difference between Bt brinjal and fruit and shoot borer infested non-Bt brinjal. Mia says he throws away 30-40% of his harvested non-Bt brinjal even after spraying pesticides twice a week. This season, he has already sold 800 kg of bt brinjal, which was free of fruit and shoot borer damage and required no pesticides.

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