Banned cotton seeds carve out ₹600 cr parallel market

게시됨 2025년 6월 18일

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Banned HTBt cotton seeds are now popular in India. These seeds account for 15% of the market. Farmers use them to cut labour costs. Industry groups want the government to test HTBt seeds. They say illegal seeds hurt cotton yields. Concerns exist about the environmental impact of these seeds. Farmers are openly defying the ban.

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Pune: Illegal herbicide-tolerant genetically modified (HTBt) cotton seeds, banned for environmental reasons, have quietly claimed about 15% of India's ₹3,600-crore cotton seed market, as it allows farmers to use herbicides to eliminate weeds and cut labour costs. #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;} .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px} #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;} #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;} #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important} #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%} #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;} Industry associations have now approached central and state ...

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