NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 1, 2001: More than half the genetically modified “bt cotton” grown illegally over thousands of acres in Gujarat is suspected to have entered the market. The company which sold the seeds to Gujarat farmers has also sold the same seed to farmers in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab. If Indian farmers completely adopt this seed for cotton which generates its own pesticide, and do not follow the guidelines required in the US for its use, insects will rapidly develop resistance to it.
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