In the current kharif season, industry organizations have now contacted the central and state governments by getting permission to test HTBT seeds developed by different companies. They argue that the use of illegal seeds has affected cotton production, which has increased cotton imports.
Despite the official approval, about 7.5 million packets of HTBT cotton seeds were sold last year, which created a parallel market of 5050-00 crore, the industry told ET.
HTBT can resist herbs such as cotton glyphosate, which can spray farmers with chemicals, can freely relieve weeds in cotton fields without manual labor. It also takes into account the problem of lack of workforce.
More than 90% of cotton planted in India is genetically improved. Nevertheless, due to the concerns present at environment and health problems, the addition of herbs-tolerance characteristics is stuck in the regulatory lemon.
Industries Body’s National Seed Association of India (NSAI) and the Seed Industries Association of Maharashtra (SIAM) believes that the right tests and regulations are the minimum environmental results to ensure environmental results. He has written a letter on Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendi Yadav, Ministry of Agriculture and the Ursay of the Ustras of Ustrot in the sky. All cotton producing states “and the need to test the seeds developed by various organizations.” The rapid spread of illegal seeds shows that farmers are looking for a solution to facilitate the lack of lack of lack of lack and cotton cultivation.
Siam mentioned that “Seeds are not approved for environmental release … being planted without scientific assessment or statutory overview.”
Environmental concern
One of the part of agricultural and environmental experts has expressed concern that accepting HTBT seeds can increase the use of glyphosate, toxic chemicals used to destroy weeds, which are linked to health hazards with cancer. The use of glyphosate can also increase the supervises, he said.
Humans and animals have limited the use of glyphosate by mentioning health hazards, while activists like pesticides Network Network (PAN) believe that strict action must be taken to reduce their use.
Experts have expressed concern that cross pollen from HTBT seeds can generate genetically improved crops.
But farmers are openly refusing the government’s ban on HTBT cotton.
A few years ago, the farmers of Maharashtra publicly planted these seeds in their fields.
“If the government officially permits these seeds, if the seeds are facing some difficulties, farmers will get the protection of the law,” said Anil Ghanwat, a former president of the farmer who led the previous protest to demand HTBT seeds.
Currently, the seeds available with HT strains are not always good so farmers are sometimes cheated, he said.
“We face severe lack of workers, on which HTBT can be overcome,” said Ghanwat.
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