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Bt Cotton and Farmer Suicides in India
| Description: |
Discussion paper about suicides of Indian farmers. A case study on the potential link between technological choices and farmer suicides in India. Although officially recognized for having increased production and farmers’ income, Bt cotton, genetically-modified, insect-resistant cotton, remains highly controversial in India. |
| File: | Download file (501124 Bytes) |
| Author: | IFPRI Guillaume P. Gruère, Purvi Mehta-Bhatt, Debdatta Sengupta |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Category: | Environmental & social aspects |
| Submitted by: | Andrea Bischof |
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