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• Study taken up by
• A P Coalition in Defense of diversity
• Deccan development Society
• Period of Study Aug 2002 March 2005

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• Methodology
• Fortnightly data collection from farmers
• from sowing to harvesting
• Monthly review meetings with investigators
• Monthly field visits
• Monthly video documentation

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• Cotton acreage in the districts selected for
  study
• Warangal (16.2)
• Adilabad (15.8)
• Nalgonda (10.7)
• Rest (57.8)

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• Challenges
• Pest epidemics / drought
• Financial constraints
• Plant protection
• Chemicals defeated by pests
• Fertilizers
• Market fluctuations

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Bt cotton seed sales in the selected districts in
2004-05
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• Bt hybrids released in 2002-03

Acreage of MECH Bt cotton in AP (no of acres)
Year MECH BT Non-Bt
2002-03 9,341 20,07,500
2003-04 12,887 20,79,613
2004-05 1,00,809 26,70,316
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NGO Collaborators WARANGAL CROPS, MARI,
PRAGATI, PRATIBHA, SARVODAYA, SEEDS, SEVA,
SPACE, SANTHI S SOCIETY ADILABAD SUN(P) ,
CSTD NALGONDA PEACE KURNOOL JAGRUTHI SEVA
SAMITHI
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Fortnightly data collection on Cost of
preparatory tillage Seed costs costs of
intercultivation costs of fertilizers Cost of
plant protection water management picking and
transportation costs yield critical
observations on Bt cotton
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