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Soybean trumps King Cotton in Vidharbha's regime change [1]

P. Sainath The shift from cotton to soybean has major implications for agriculture, livelihoods and the future of the Vidharbha region. "The shift began a few seasons ago but has picked up' "Cotton gets more risky each season' "Soybean input costs are far lower'

Publication Date: 
24/06/2008
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Food Crops [3], Soyabean [4], Cotton [5], Wardha [6], Farmers [7], Maharashtra [8], Yavatmal (D) [9]
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