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India's farmer suicides: are deaths linked to GM cotton?

More than 270,000 Indian cotton farmers have killed themselves since
1995. Are the high price of GM seeds a factor?

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Monsanto Subsidiary’s GMO Cotton Banned in Indian State After Crop Failure and Massive Losses

Monsanto Subsidiary’s GMO Cotton Banned in Indian State After Crop Failure and Massive Losses | Questions de développement ... | Scoop.it

The genetically modified cotton, Monsanto's proprietary Bt strain, has now been officially banned in the Indian state of Karnataka. The cotton, accounting for up to 90% of the US  market, has apparently failed to deliver on the promise of higher yields and pest resistance in India.

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