Bt Cotton in India: Sustainable Pest Management? Though there is a great deal of variability in the expected performance of Bt cotton depending on the environment, the regulation and marketing of the hybrids reflects a uniformity of approach that is inexplicable. Academic studies
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G. V. Ramanjaneyulu http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/gm-crops-are-inoti-the-answer-to-pest-control.html 8 February 2006 | EN G. V. Ramanjaneyulu argues that insect-resistant crops will eventually require an increased use of pesticides, and that farmers around the developing world will suffer as a result. Thousands of farmers in the Indian
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Progress in agriculture should be measured by the growth rate in the net income of farm families… moving away from an attitude which measures progress only in millions of tonnes of food-grains and other farm commodities. – National Policy for Farmers, approved
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