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Bt Cotton imbroglio

  • 29/11/2001

The entire transgenic cotton episode has exposed the weak underbelly of the government. Dragging its feet on a crucial issue has now landed the authorities in an inextricable mess. And has brought the world crashing around the poor farmers. It simply shows that not only can the powers that be not take decisions but are unwilling to take them. With the result people end up paying for this laggard attitude.

Farmers will grow crops and will look for the best means to reap the most. The genetically modified (gm) crops