Bt Cotton In AP- Three Years Assessment 14 April 2005 APCIDD-DDS 1 Cotton…..  29.8% of India’s GDP  33% of export earnings  Occupies 20% global area  Ranks 3 rd among cotton producing countries  Accounts for 12.3% of global production

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Bt Cotton In AP- Three Years Assessment 14 April 2005 APCIDD-DDS 3  Cotton – Major commercial crop in India  >65% of cotton area under hybrids  AP produces >62% India’s cotton seed  Public sector contributes just 1% (AP)

Bt Cotton In AP- Three Years Assessment 14 April 2005 APCIDD-DDS 4 Industry’s claim “Bollworm resistant Bt varieties could increase the yields by 30 to 40 per cent and require 70 per cent less pesticide” -Raju Barwale, Managing Director of the company which released the Bt cotton seeds in India -The Biotech Advantage June 12, 2002

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Bt Cotton In AP- Three Years Assessment 14 April 2005 APCIDD-DDS 8 10%  8%  15% 

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Bt Cotton In AP- Three Years Assessment 14 April 2005 APCIDD-DDS 11 Salient findings in  The Monsanto Bt seed was 3 times costlier  Farmers spent 75% more on irrigation  8% more on fertilizers for growing Monsanto Bt  The pesticide consumption was just 8% less for Bt  Yield benefit was just 5% for the Bt hybrids  Monsanto hybrids required 15% more overall investments for their cultivation  Monsanto hybrids resulted in a net loss of Rs -252/- per acre, Non-Bt hybrids helped farmers with a net benefit of +597/- per acre

Bt Cotton In AP- Three Years Assessment 14 April 2005 APCIDD-DDS 12 Three year average of MECH Bt & Non Bt hybrids Description (Rs/acre) MECH BtNon BtGain with MECH Bt Seed1557 (13.4%)466 (4.5%)-1090 (-234%) Pest Management 2571 (22%)2766 (27%)195 (+7%) Cost of cultivation (-12%) Net returns (-57%) Yields (Kg/acre) (-8.3%)

Bt Cotton In AP- Three Years Assessment 14 April 2005 APCIDD-DDS 13 Promises Vs Performance  Pesticide consumption will be reduced by 70%  Reduced by just 7% as against 70% promised  Yields will be improved by 30-40%  Reduced by 8%  Cost of cultivation will be reduced  Increased by 12%