PRICING OF BT COTTON SEEDS IN INDIA: THE DEBATE BEHIND

In 2006 the state government of Andhra Pradesh reduced the Bt cotton seed prices from Indian Rs1600 to Rs750 in order to make the technology affordable and accessible to small and marginal farmers in the state and also to prevent the monopolistic market structure in the seed market. The drastic red...

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Main Author: Anchal ARORA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovak University of Agriculture 2014-11-01
Series:Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics
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Online Access:http://roaae.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/RAAE_02_2014_Arora.pdf