Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 150
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 151
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Warning (512): Unable to emit headers. Headers sent in file=/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php line=853 [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 48]
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 148]
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 181]
LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Mass cultivation of BT cotton reported in tribal areas of Udaipur -Geetha Sunil Pillai

Mass cultivation of BT cotton reported in tribal areas of Udaipur -Geetha Sunil Pillai

Share this article Share this article
published Published on Mar 13, 2014   modified Modified on Mar 13, 2014
-The Times of India


UDAIPUR: Despite restrictions on growing BT Cotton (Bacillus thuringiensis) in the state, mass cultivation of the crop has been reported at various tribal-dominant tehsils in Udaipur adjoining Gujarat.

BT cotton is a genetically modified (GM) variety of cotton which produces an insecticide that has been restricted for cultivation in the state due to harmful effects like causing skin diseases and allergies in farmers producing it. Studies reveal that BT-toxin is toxic to humans and mammals and triggers immune system disorders.

In the tribal tehsils of Jhadol and Kotra, farmers have been reported to be indulging in mass production of the crop without seeking permission from the administration or the authorities of agriculture department. "On getting complaints of the same, a team of agriculture department was sent to inspect the regions recently from where officials have collected samples of the cotton crop and sent them to Sriganganagar and Durgapura laboratory at Jaipur to test whether they belong to the BT variety," Ramesh Jaroli, the deputy director, agriculture, said.

"Farmers are free to enter into MoU with any company or contractor for producing any crop of non-BT variety, however, for cultivating BT crop, a prior permission from the government is required. It will take around two months to get the report and if the samples are found to be of BT variety, needful action will be taken," he added.

"The vulnerable living conditions of farmers in Jhadol and Kotra make them fall an easy prey to the Gujarati contractors who persuade them to produce the crop at cheap rates without letting the cultivators know about the complexities involved," opined Sudheer Verma, deputy director, agriculture. Farmers are enticed to grow the crop on their land through a network of agents and sub-agents most of whom are tribals.



The Times of India, 12 March, 2014, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mass-cultivation-of-BT-cotton-reported-in-tribal-areas-of-Udaipur/articleshow/31861198.cms


Related Articles

 

Write Comments

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

Video Archives

Archives

share on Facebook
Twitter
RSS
Feedback
Read Later

Contact Form

Please enter security code
      Close