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

dc.contributor.authorDesmond, Elaine
dc.contributor.funderIrish Research Councilen
dc.contributor.funderUniversity College Corken
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-07T15:52:24Z
dc.date.available2016-11-07T15:52:24Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-05
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity College Cork, Ireland (WJ Leen Scholarship)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationDesmond, 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.2016.05.008en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.wdp.2016.05.008
dc.identifier.endpage25en
dc.identifier.issn2452-2929
dc.identifier.journaltitleWorld Development Prespectivesen
dc.identifier.startpage23en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/3250
dc.identifier.volume1en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rights© 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/en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectIndiaen
dc.subjectFarmer suicidesen
dc.subjectCottonen
dc.subjectBt cottonen
dc.subjectTelangana, Indiaen
dc.subjectDevelopment policyen
dc.subjectDebten
dc.titleThe legitimation of development and GM crops: The case of Bt Cotton and Indebtedness in Telangana, Indiaen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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