Bt cotton seed production dips 35%

The production of Bt cotton seeds dipped 30-35 per cent in Andhra Pradesh, owing to high production costs. As a result, while the demand was about 45 million packets of cotton seed per year in the state, producers supplied only 35 million packets this year, according to the National Seeds Association of India (NSAI). "Production costs have gone up substantially, but the government refused to

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