Seeds of Suicide: The Ecological and Human Costs of Globalisation of Agriculture

According acres agencies agriculture Andhra Pradesh banks become biodiversity Bt cotton Cargill chemicals claims committed suicide concerned conservation consumer contract corporate cost cotton create crop failure crops cultivation debt decline director distribution district diversity ecological environment estimates example farmers farming fertilisers field further gene genetically engineered given gram growing hectares hybrid seed impact important increased India industry inputs insecticides insects interest investment Karnataka Labour land landraces loans Mahyco maize major managing Mandal modified Monsanto multinational natural organic paddy patent pest pesticides plant pollinated private sector problem Protection public sector Punjab region reported representatives resistance risks season seed companies seed production sell shows Singh S/o Source spray suicides sunflower supply Table taken transgenic trials varieties village Warangal World yield