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2010-03-09 | permalink
By accepting Bt cotton’s susceptibility to pests, Monsanto befools India
This was surely an interesting week. There was hardly a day when we didn’t see remarkable efforts -- across the spectrum -- to take the people for a simple ride. [...] Any size of media campaigns wouldn’t have yielded them the desired results. Instead of spending millions on advertisements, Monsanto has done it through smart media management. You will now see farmers making a beeline for Bollgard-II. Monsanto will now see its cash registers ringing.
- Counter Currents, India: By accepting Bt cotton’s susceptibility to pests, Monsanto befools India
- livemint.com, India: Expert challenges biotech firm Monsanto on Bt cotton warning
- Business Standard, India: Bt cotton test: Scientists now pin hope on Bollgard-II
- Commodity Online, India: Bt Cotton: Sustainability and trust at stake
- The Financial Express, India: Strict norms for GM crop mooted
- Monsanto, USA: Cry1Ac resistance in Indian pink bollworms
- Business Standard, India: Monsanto competitors see opportunity in its new Bt cotton difficulty
- The Hindu, India: Monsanto’s ’admission’ has business motives?
- The Times of India, India: Bt cotton failure a profit ploy?
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2010-03-09 | permalink
By accepting Bt cotton’s susceptibility to pests, Monsanto befools India
This was surely an interesting week. There was hardly a day when we didn’t see remarkable efforts -- across the spectrum -- to take the people for a simple ride. [...] Any size of media campaigns wouldn’t have yielded them the desired results. Instead of spending millions on advertisements, Monsanto has done it through smart media management. You will now see farmers making a beeline for Bollgard-II. Monsanto will now see its cash registers ringing.
- Counter Currents, India: By accepting Bt cotton’s susceptibility to pests, Monsanto befools India
- livemint.com, India: Expert challenges biotech firm Monsanto on Bt cotton warning
- Business Standard, India: Bt cotton test: Scientists now pin hope on Bollgard-II
- Commodity Online, India: Bt Cotton: Sustainability and trust at stake
- The Financial Express, India: Strict norms for GM crop mooted
- Monsanto, USA: Cry1Ac resistance in Indian pink bollworms
- Business Standard, India: Monsanto competitors see opportunity in its new Bt cotton difficulty
- The Hindu, India: Monsanto’s ’admission’ has business motives?
- The Times of India, India: Bt cotton failure a profit ploy?
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