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Despite ban, HTBT cotton widely cultivated in Maharashtra [1]

More and more farmers in Maharashtra are openly planting herbicide-tolerant (HT) cotton seeds, despite it being illegal and entails criminal punishment with a heavy fine.

Publication Date: 
18/06/2019
Financial Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Maharashtra [3], Cotton [4], Farmers [5], Genetic Engineering [6]
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