India made its long-awaited entry into commercial agricultural biotechnology in March 2002 with the approval of three Bt-cotton hybrids for commercial cultivation. In about 6 years, the area under Bt-cotton has increased by more than 210 times to record 6.2 m ha and the number of Bt-farmers by 190 times to reach 3.8 m in 2007.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/bt-cotton-and-technology-fee
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/agriculture-today
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biotechnology
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsanto
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mahyco
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bt-cotton
