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2007-03-13 | permalink
Genetically modified crops add new layer to Indian farming
The arrival of genetically modified crops has added another level of complexity to farming in the developing world. [...] ”The bottom line is that the spread of Bt cotton doesn’t so much reflect that it works for the farmers or that the farmers have tested it and found it to be a good technology,” Stone said. ”The spread more reflects the complete breakdown in the cotton cultivation system.”
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2007-03-13 | permalink
Genetically modified crops add new layer to Indian farming
The arrival of genetically modified crops has added another level of complexity to farming in the developing world. [...] ”The bottom line is that the spread of Bt cotton doesn’t so much reflect that it works for the farmers or that the farmers have tested it and found it to be a good technology,” Stone said. ”The spread more reflects the complete breakdown in the cotton cultivation system.”
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