Indian farmers spending more on insecticides

New York: Indian farmers are spending more on insecticides for genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton, say, researchers, adding that the situation is worsening.

“Now farmers in India are spending more on seeds, more on fertilizer and more on insecticides,” said researcher Glenn Davis Stone from Washington University in the US.

“Our conclusion is that Bt cotton’s primary impact on agriculture will be its role in making farming more capital-intensive — rather than any enduring agronomic benefits,” Stone added.

According to the study, published in the journal Nature Plants, genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton produces its own insecticide. The seeds were introduced in India in 2002 and today account for 90 percent of all cotton planting in the country. (IANS)

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