The legitimation of development and GM crops: The case of Bt Cotton and Indebtedness in Telangana, India

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2016-06-05
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Desmond, Elaine
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10.1016/j.wdp.2016.05.008
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This study explores the relation between Bt cotton adoption and farmer suicides in India. This is undertaken through comparing the debt levels of Bt cotton cultivators with those adopting alternative organic and Non-Pesticide Management (NPM) methods. The study involves a total of 26 participants in three villages in Telangana, India. It argues that measures of indebtedness need to be adopted as part of assessments of both Bt cotton and development policy.
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India , Farmer suicides , Cotton , Bt cotton , Telangana, India , Development policy , Debt
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Desmond, E. (2016) ‘The legitimation of development and GM crops: The case of Bt Cotton and Indebtedness in Telangana, India’, World Development Perspectives, 1, pp. 23-25. doi: 10.1016/j.wdp.2016.05.008
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© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/