Vandana Shiva’s farmer suicide fantasy versus the real world – upside-down reasoning.

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Bt Cotton and Farmer Suicides in India: An Evidence-based Assessment
GUILLAUME GRUE`RE & DEBDATTA SENGUPTA

ABSTRACT Bt cotton is accused of being responsible for an increase of farmer suicides in India. In this article, we provide a comprehensive review of evidence on Bt cotton and farmer suicides. Available data show no evidence of a ‘resurgence’ of farmer suicides. Moreover, Bt cotton technology has been very effective overall in India. Nevertheless, in specific districts and years, Bt cotton may have indirectly contributed to farmer indebtedness, leading to suicides, but its failure was mainly the result of the context or environment in which it was planted.

Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute,
Washington, USA, Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 47, No. 2, 316–337, February 2011

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