Table
60.
|
Estimated
Potential Savings of Cotton Insecticide (Metric Tons (MT)
of Active Ingredient (a.i.)) in the Top 50 Cotton-Growing
Countries and Lepidopteran Pest Infestation Levels
|
|
Insecticide
|
Asia
|
Americas
|
Africa
|
Europe
|
Total
|
(a.i)
|
MT
|
MT
|
MT
|
MT
|
Mt
|
Savings
MT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(%)1
|
Category
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,536
|
>5,000
|
China
|
H
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(68%)
|
| |
India
|
H
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,932
|
1,000
to
|
Pakistan
|
H
|
USA
|
M
|
|
|
|
|
(14%)
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,296
|
500
to
|
Australia
|
H
|
Brazil
|
M
|
|
|
|
|
(4%)
|
<1,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category
4
|
Uzbekistan
|
H
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
472
|
400
to <500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1%)
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
324
|
300
to <400
|
|
|
|
|
Burkina
Faso
|
MH
|
|
|
(1%)
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,136
|
200
to <300
|
Turkey
|
L
|
|
|
Mali
|
MH
|
|
|
(4%)
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Benin
|
MH
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Egypt
|
H
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,842
|
100
to <200
|
Turkmenistan
|
L
|
Paraguay
|
H
|
Cote
d' Ivoire
|
MH
|
Spain
|
H
|
(5%)
|
| |
Myanmar
|
H
|
|
|
Nigeria
|
MH
|
Greece
|
L
|
|
| |
Iran
|
L
|
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
MH
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Chad
|
MH
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Mozambique
|
MH
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Cameroon
|
MH
|
|
|
|
Source:
|
Clive
James, 2002. Savings of insecticide per country (MT) based on 0.45
kg a.i. per spray x # of saved sprays due to Bt cotton x 50% of
cotton hectares.
|
| |
L
represents Low infestations of Lepidopteran pests up to 30% of
national cotton area affected.
|
| |
M
represents Medium infestations of Lepidopteran pests between 31
and 70% of national cotton area affected.
|
| |
MH
= Medium to High.
|
| |
H
represents High infestations of Lepidopteran pests over 70% of
national cotton area affected.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
1 Expressed
as percentage of 34,543 Metric Tons.
|
| |
|
Table
60. (cont'd)
|
Estimated
Potential Savings of Cotton Insecticide (Metric Tons (MT)
of Active Ingredient (a.i.)) in the Top 50 Cotton-Growing
Countries and Lepidopteran Pest Infestation Levels
|
|
Insecticide
|
Asia
|
Americas
|
Africa
|
Europe
|
Total
|
(a.i)
|
MT
|
MT
|
MT
|
MT
|
Mt
|
Savings
MT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(%)1
|
Category
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
597
|
50
to <100
|
Tajikistan
|
L
|
Colombia
|
H
|
Tanzania
|
|
|
|
(2%)
|
| |
kazakhstan
|
L
|
Argentina
|
H
|
Zambia
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Syria
|
L
|
Peru
|
H
|
Sudan
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Togo
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
483
|
<50
|
Thailand
|
H
|
Mexico
|
H
|
Uganda
|
MH
|
|
|
(1%)
|
| |
Indonesia
|
H
|
Bolivia
|
H
|
South
Africa
|
MH
|
|
|
|
| |
Bangladesh
|
H
|
Ecuador
|
H
|
Ethiopia
|
MH
|
|
|
|
| |
Vietnam
|
H
|
|
|
Madagascar
|
MH
|
|
|
|
| |
Philippines
|
H
|
|
|
Ghana
|
MH
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Senegal
|
MH
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Kenya
|
MH
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Guinea
|
MH
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTALS
|
27,790
|
|
3,799
|
|
2,585
|
|
369
|
|
34,543
|
#
of Countries
|
17
|
|
9
|
|
22
|
|
2
|
|
50
|
(%)1
|
(80%)
|
|
(11%)
|
|
(8%)
|
|
(1%)
|
|
(100%)
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Source:
|
Clive
James, 2002. Savings of insecticide per country (MT) based on
0.45 kg a.i. per spray x # of saved sprays due to Bt cotton x
50% of cotton hectares.
|
| |
L
represents Low infestations of Lepidopteran pests up to 30% of
national cotton area affected.
|
| |
M
represents Medium infestations of Lepidopteran pests between
31 and 70% of national cotton area affected.
|
| |
MH
= Medium to High.
|
| |
H
represents High infestations of Lepidopteran pests over 70% of
national cotton area affected.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
1 Expressed
as percentage of 34,543 Metric Tons.
|
| |
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