Explained: Economics of GM crops and what authorities need to know
(WorldNews Business)

For the past few years, a lot has been said about `doubling farmers` income.` Yet successive governments have either ignored or suppressed every attempt by farmers to improve their own income and welfare. The rapid spread of the Kisan Satyagraha illustrates the desperate plea of farmers for freedom to seek the technology of their choice. The satyagraha brought to the fore the concerns of some of the smaller farmers, and an opportunity to highlight their reason to demand access to new technologies, including GM crops. Here are two of their stories. Budgeting for Bt brinjal Jeevan Saini, a small farmer in Fatehabad district in Haryana, captured attention in May 2019. His half-an-acre of...