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Maharashtra Bt cotton farmers earn 68% lower incomes, says YUVA

04 Apr '06
3 min read

Monopolized, unpredictable technologies like Bt Cotton with it's massive reliance on inputs like is precisely what pushed Vidharba farmers into indebtedness and finally suicide”, said Datta Patil, YUVA.

Demands:
• Ban on Bt Cotton in the sate of Maharashtra and arrest permissions for commercial cultivation of any new varieties.
• The companies made liable for false marketing and immediate compensation to be paid to all Bt Cotton farmers who have incurred losses.

YUVA India

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