Monsanto and the arrogance of failure: 3 Case Studies!   I: Monsanto in Andhra Pradesh… Dwindling production, rising costs, new diseases: ten years after genetically-modified cotton was introduced in India with high hopes of boosting the economy, farmers are deeply disappointed with its results and wondering if it was all worth it. Ten years after its debut, genetically modified cotton is a huge disappointment.  Plants are vulnerable to new diseases, yields are far lower than expected. The Andhra Pradesh state government recently announced that the 2011 harvest was much lower than... 

Nitish’s ‘No’ to Monsanto: a bold stance to be proud of! Patna, New Delhi: according to latest reports, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has refused to allow field trials of genetically modified Bt maize in Bihar. The CM informed members of the house that he received a phone call from the Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar’s suggesting that he reconsider his decision, Pawar’s argument being that such refusal will dampen the enthusiasm of agricultural researchers. Nitish’s reply to this was verbatim ‘I told the agriculture minister that I have no objection to scientific experiments...