Farmer with Pesticide Spraying Equipment
19 November, 2009 
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Greenpeace Researches Cotton Farms in India
19 November, 2009 
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Pesticide Advertisement
18 November, 2009 
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Cotton Factory in India
18 November, 2009 
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Cotton Factory in India
18 November, 2009 
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Cotton Factory in India
18 November, 2009 
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Cotton Factory in India
18 November, 2009 
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Cotton Factory in India
18 November, 2009 
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Cotton Factory in India
18 November, 2009 
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Cotton Farmers in India
18 November, 2009 
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Cotton Factory in India
18 November, 2009 
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Scarecrow on Farm in India
18 November, 2009 
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Organic Cotton Farmer in India
18 November, 2009 
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Workers in a Cotton Factory in India
17 November, 2009 
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Cotton Factory in India
17 November, 2009 
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Cotton Farmers in India
17 November, 2009 
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Cotton Farmers in Car
17 November, 2009 
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Cotton Farmer in India
17 November, 2009 
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Organic Farmer Chakati Rajeswar
17 November, 2009 
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Organic Farmer Chakati Rajeswar
17 November, 2009 
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Dry Canal in Karimnagar
16 November, 2009 
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Dry Well in Karimnagar
16 November, 2009 
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Young Women Workers
16 November, 2009 
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Young Women Workers
16 November, 2009 
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Young Women Workers
16 November, 2009 
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GE and Non-GE Cotton Research in India 

GE and Non-GE Cotton Research in India 

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10/18/2009 
Greenpeace researches the difference between farmers growing GE (genetically engineered) and non-GE cotton in India and understands that BT Cotton (a GE variety) does not perform as well as conventional cotton planted and grown using Non-Pesticide Management (NPM) or Organic growing systems. BT cotton is genetically engineered to produce a toxin that protects it from insect pests. Despite having this protection, BT cotton farmers are still advised by seed sellers to spray their crops with a variety of chemical pesticides. Greenpeace has released a report (http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/publications/reports/Picking-Cotton/) documenting the experiences of farmers in Andhra Pradesh. Unlike the seed companies, the farmers Greenpeace met with have not been profiting from BT cotton. Organic farmers have much lower costs of cultivation and therefore are more financially stable than BT cotton farmers who often end the cotton season with crushing debt. 
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