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Telangana, farmers' union make a pitch for non-Bt cotton seeds -KV Kurmanath

-The Hindu Business Line

Urge growers to stay away from illegal Bt3 seeds

Hyderabad:
With the kharif season fast approaching, the Telangana government and farmers’ union have launched independent campaigns to discourage people from illegal bio-tech cotton seeds or Roundup Ready Flex seeds.

The third generation seed technology developed by Monsanto gives cotton plants protection against glyphosate, which is sprayed to kill the weed. Though the technology doesn’t have permissions in the country, farmers have been using it extensively.

The fact that a third of 45 lakh acres of cotton area in Telangana alone was covered by the illegal seed shows the depth of its penetration.

Both Monsanto and private companies that sell bio-tech seeds denied any role in the production of these seeds.

With unscrupulous players flooding the market with these seeds, the State government has begun a campaign across the State to spread awareness.

It warns of Preventive Detention and arrest of those in possession of these seeds. “These seeds don’t have any permission for sale. Don’t buy them. The government holds no responsibility if you plant them. Glyphosate is not environment-friendly,” a government official warned the farmers.

The district level officials are printing banners, informing the farmers about the ill-effects of the herbicide-tolerant seeds.

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