Farmers in India Reject GM Crops After Whitefly Attack Destroys Cotton Fields

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By Julie Fidler

Farmers in India are having doubts that genetically modified cotton is providing much benefit after a whitefly attack ravaged their fields.

The whitefly attack on the Bt cotton variety in Punjab and Haryana reportedly contributed to the suicides of at least 3 farmers around the city of Bhatinda and tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets to demand state aid. [1]

Some 10 years ago, these same farmers were thrilled when they harvested the first bumper crop of genetically modified (GM) cotton. GM crops immediately caught on because of their seeming ability to produce high yields and the …read more

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