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2007-04-30 | permalink
Bt cotton brands leave Andhra Pradesh (India) farmers confused
Genetically-modified crops continue to make news for the wrong reasons. The Andhra Pradesh government recently sought a ban on Bt cottonseeds following the death of cattle which reportedly grazed on leftover Bt cottonfields. And now, a study by a US professor in AP’s Warangal district finds that farmers growing Bt cotton there are not being able to keep pace with the biotechnological changes.
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2007-04-30 | permalink
Bt cotton brands leave Andhra Pradesh (India) farmers confused
Genetically-modified crops continue to make news for the wrong reasons. The Andhra Pradesh government recently sought a ban on Bt cottonseeds following the death of cattle which reportedly grazed on leftover Bt cottonfields. And now, a study by a US professor in AP’s Warangal district finds that farmers growing Bt cotton there are not being able to keep pace with the biotechnological changes.
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