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Farmers plant unapproved GM cotton seeds against govt apathy over technology approval; what is the way out?
Vivianfernandes • 6 years agoThe protesting farmers are demanding access to technology that will save them the cost of manual weeding and achieve control over bollworms which have developed resistance to pesticides
Despite ban, Indian farmers plant HTBT cotton; experts blame nexus between politicians, agro firms behind availability of illegal seed
Kanchan Srivastava • 6 years agoCotton growers incurred hefty losses over the years as Monsanto’s pest-resistant varieties failed to meet its objectives, there is no clarity whether the HT cotton will benefit the farmers in long-run
Maharashtra farmers' group agitates for 'freeing' GM seeds, but illegal varieties are rampant in India
Meena Menon • 6 years agoAbout 1,000 Maharashtra farmers, under the aegis of the Shetkari Sanghatana, participated in a 'civil disobedience' movement in favour of GM seeds. They planted herbicide tolerant (HT) Bt cotton, which is not approved for cultivation or sale in India.
Competition Commission of India's probe finds Monsanto abused dominant position in the market to hurt rivals
• 6 years agoCCI in 2016 ordered the probe after farm ministry and some local seed companies complained that Monsanto was charging unreasonably high royalty fees
California jury hits Bayer with over $2 billion award in Roundup cancer trial; largest US jury verdict to date
• 6 years agoIt was the third consecutive US jury verdict against the company in litigation over the chemical, which Bayer acquired as part of its $63 billion purchase of Monsanto last year.
PepsiCo wants to 'amicably settle' issue of suing four farmers; coercing, intimidating farmers says Swadeshi Jagran Manch
• 6 years agoPepsiCo is the second large US company to face major patent infringement issues in India.
Govt reduces Bt Cotton seed prices: Industry sulks at agri ministry’s order; agbiotech companies feel the heat
Vivianfernandes • 6 years agoThe Rs 10 reduction in BG-II cottonseed's maximum selling price to Rs 730 per pack will benefit cotton farmers by about Rs 40 crore
Monsanto wins GM cotton seeds patent case, may boost biotech investment in India
• 6 years agoMonsanto’s GM cotton seed technology went on to dominate 90 percent of India’s cotton acreage
Bayer, seed MNCs hail Supreme Court order on agro major Monsanto's Bt cotton patent case
• 6 years agoDeciding the appeal of US-based Monsanto, the apex court restored the order of the single judge bench of the Delhi High Court
SC backs Monsanto on GM cotton payments; ruling positive for foreign agri firms planning to invest in India
• 6 years agoThe decision on appeal overturns an earlier ruling by the Delhi High Court that Monsanto was unable to claim patents on GM cotton seeds.