Has Pesticide use come down as claimed by @MahycoGrow & #Monsato?
NO, says #DrKeshavKranti with data. The pesticide use for #PinkBollWorm came down first & then increased, with pest resistance. But use of pesticide on sucking pests drastically increased. #BtCottonEvaluation
Has cost of production come down after #BtCotton was introduced?
NO, says #DrKeshavKranti. He shows with data that cost of production even doubled, and so now we know why debts increased and farmers suicide in the cotton belt. #BtCottonEvaluation #BtCottonBitterReality
The British tried their best to get Indian farmers to use #AmericanCotton. We resisted. In 1947 Desi seeds were 97% in use. It became 1% in 2019, thanks to wrong scientists, govts, making farmers victims. Now, its #VocalforLocal. Can we move to #DesiCotton #BtCottonEvaluation
What does #BtCotton do to India & its farmers. These say #DrKeshavKranti. The @PMOIndia @NITIAayog need to talk to India's best cotton scientist... #BtCottonEvaluation #BtCottonBitterReality
What are the sustainable, profitable & farmer useful solutions... #DrKeshavKranti tells us in a nutshell & makes a good case for our own developed Long staple cottons & High Density Short Season Pure Line varieties. #BtCottonEvaluation #BtCottonReality #VocalForLocal @PMOIndia
You can follow @Sridhar67.
Tip: mention @twtextapp on a Twitter thread with the keyword “unroll” to get a link to it.

Latest Threads Unrolled: