Karnataka state govt blacklists Mahyco and orders ban on its Bt cotton sales
Published By Rajesh Krishnan On Friday, March 28th 2014. Under Bt Cotton, Uncategorized Tags: Bt cotton, Bt cotton myths, Failure, GM crops, State Governments
Karnataka state govt order banning Mahyco's Bt cotton ... Continue Reading
Dismal picture of cotton in Madhya Pradesh in the past decade
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, April 4th 2012. Under Bt Cotton, News, Reports Tags: Bt cotton in Madhya Pradesh, Bt cotton myths
A report released by Beej Swaraj Abhiyan and Hamara Beej Abhiyan in Madhya Pradesh on March 31st 2012, also including data from a primary survey taken up in 2012, to look at the comparative performance of Bt cotton with a set of sample farmers in Kharif 2011 as compared to ... Continue Reading
Bt cotton hype in Karnataka exposed
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, April 4th 2012. Under Bt Cotton, News, Reports Tags: Bt cotton in Karnataka, Bt cotton myths
A report released on the occasion of a one-day workshop called "10 years of Bt cotton in Karnataka: Whither other cotton?", with partial support from the Karnataka State Biodiversity Board on March 29th 2012 is available here. This report exposes the reality of fluctuating yields of cotton in the state, ... Continue Reading