Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Cotton-Farmers-in-India-27MZIFLMOQS6.htmlConceptually similarFarmer Spraying CropsGP020GOCompleted★★★★Cotton Farmers in IndiaGP020H6Completed★★★★Farmer Spraying CropsGP020GMCompleted★★★★Cotton Factory in IndiaGP020H9Completed★★★★Organic Cotton Farmer in IndiaGP027HNCompleted★★★★Cotton Farmer in IndiaGP020GDCompleted★★★★GE Cotton Farmer Kassam Lakshareddy in IndiaGP020I2Completed★★★★GE Cotton Farmer Kassam Lakshareddy in IndiaGP020I3Completed★★★★Bag of CottonGP020FXCompleted★★★★View AllGP020H7Cotton Farmers in IndiaCotton farmers of Andhra Pradesh take their harvest to the factory.Locations:Andhra Pradesh-India-South AsiaDate:18 Oct, 2009Credit:© Peter Caton / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4547px X 3410pxKeywords:Carriages-Cattle-Cotton-Cotton farming-Cows-Day-Factories-Farmers-Genetic engineering-KWCI (GPI)-Manual workers-Outdoors-SAGE (campaign title)-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:GE and Non-GE Cotton Research in IndiaGreenpeace 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.Related Collections:GE and Non-GE Cotton Research in India