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GM cotton really is helping to drive Indian farmers to suicide
Sirinathsinghji, Dr Eva
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2982233/gm_cotton_really_is_helping_to_drive_indian_farmers_to_suicide.htmlDate Written: 2015-08-11 Publisher: The Ecologist Year Published: 2015 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX17885 A new study finds that Indian farmers in rain-fed areas are being driven to suicide from the increased cost of growing Bt GMO cotton varieties that confer no benefits to them. The extra expenses arise from buying new seeds each year, along with increased chemical inputs, while suffering inadequate access to agronomic information. Subject Headings |