{"id":114246,"date":"2021-06-23T13:56:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T08:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=114246"},"modified":"2021-06-23T13:56:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T08:26:28","slug":"bt-cotton-adoption-in-punjab-has-resulted-in-net-economic-environmental-benefits-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bt-cotton-adoption-in-punjab-has-resulted-in-net-economic-environmental-benefits-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Bt Cotton adoption in Punjab has resulted in net economic, environmental benefits: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Context<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0Bt\u00a0cotton\u2019s positive and negative impacts, a recent study titled\u00a0\u2018<\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Long-term impact of\u00a0Bt\u00a0cotton: An empirical evidence from North India\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">has said its adoption in Punjab in the past over a decade has resulted in net economic and environmental benefits.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bt\u00a0Cotton in India<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bt\u00a0(Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton has been commercially grown in India for the past 19 years. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) approved the release of\u00a0Bt\u00a0cotton for commercial cultivation in 2002 in western and southern parts of the country.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"30\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"131\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">In Punjab,\u00a0Bt\u00a0cotton was released for cultivation in 2005. Before the release, it was adopted by 72% farmers on 22% of the cotton area.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What does the result show?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"33\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"132\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The results show that\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">sucking insect pests have replaced bollworms<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0as the key pests.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"33\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"133\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">There has been a steep decline in\u00a0insecticide\u00a0applications to control bollworms, the target pest of\u00a0Bt\u00a0cotton, by 97%; however, this has been offset by an increase in the\u00a0insecticide\u00a0application by 154% to control sucking pests.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"33\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moreover, the increase in pesticide use was driven\u00a0by the use of\u00a0fungicides, which were not applied in cotton earlier, and increased use of herbicides.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"33\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"134\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">There has been an overall positive impact of\u00a0Bt\u00a0cotton on volume of\u00a0insecticide\u00a0active ingredients applied,\u00a0insecticide\u00a0applications, use of highly hazardous and riskiest insecticides, and\u00a0resultant\u00a0environmental impact of the field use of insecticides on cotton.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"33\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"135\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yields have\u00a0stabilized\u00a0after the\u00a0commercialization\u00a0of\u00a0Bt\u00a0cotton.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Terms to know<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"136\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bt\u00a0Cotton<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Source<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/bt-cotton-adoption-in-punjab-has-resulted-in-net-economic-environmental-benefits-study\/article34888918.ece\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Hindu<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Context:\u00a0Bt\u00a0cotton\u2019s positive and negative impacts, a recent study titled\u00a0\u2018Long-term impact of\u00a0Bt\u00a0cotton: An empirical evidence from North India\u2019\u00a0has said its adoption in Punjab in the past over a decade has resulted in net economic and environmental benefits.\u00a0 Bt\u00a0Cotton in India\u00a0 Bt\u00a0(Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton has been commercially grown in India for the past 19 years. 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