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Economics of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton in Maharashtra

2016
The chapter examines the relationship of various factors to the yield, value of output and profit of cotton cultivation reported by the sample farmer households. It includes average Bt and non-Bt cotton yields, cost of production, value of output and profit, and econometric analysis of the performance of Bt cotton vs. non-Bt cotton.
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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BT COTTON REFUGE POLICY

2000
Since cotton producers do not own legal rights to kill insect populations that are susceptible to insecticides, individual producers may have no incentive to account for future, insecticide-resistance productivity losses arising from their pest-management decisions.
Livingston, Michael J.   +5 more
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Economics of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton in Gujarat

2016
In this chapter, an attempt has been made to examine operation-wise/item-wise cost of cultivation of Bt cotton and non-Bt hybrid cotton (only for irrigated) using field level data collected from sample farmers. Productivity, output-input ratio, cost efficiency and net and gross return per unit of land for Bt vs.
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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Arthropods on Cotton: A Comparison Between Bt and Non-Bt Cotton

2016
Adopting monocultures of traditional cotton enhances activity of pest insects and reduces the activity of predatory insects. Cultivating cotton with other crops such as sunflower (Helianthus annuus) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) served as refugia for predators of pests on cotton.
A. K. Chakravarthy   +2 more
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Economics of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton Across the States

2016
In this chapter we examine the cost of cultivation, various input costs, the value of output, and the profitability of Bt and Non-Bt cotton under irrigated and unirrigated conditions. These aspects have also been examined for different farm sizes and these results are given at the end of the chapter.
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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Economics of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton in Andhra Pradesh

2016
This section deals with the pattern of input use and cost of cultivation. These two factors play a key role in accepting or rejecting a new crop or a seed variety. An attempt is made to explore the differences in harvesting practices, inter-culture operations and transport from fields to homes.
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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Economics of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton in Tamil Nadu

2016
In this chapter, an attempt has been made to examine economics of Bt cotton vis-a-vis non-Bt cotton by examining the relationship of various factors to the yield, value of output and profit of cotton cultivation reported by the sample farmer households. It includes average Bt and non-Bt cotton yields, cost of production, value of output and profit, and
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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