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Economics of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton Across the States

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In this chapter we examine the cost of cultivation, various input costs, the value of output, and the profitability of Bt and Non-Bt cotton under irrigated and unirrigated conditions. These aspects have also been examined for different farm sizes and these results are given at the end of the chapter.

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Gandhi, V.P., Jain, D. (2016). Economics of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton Across the States. In: Introduction of Biotechnology in India’s Agriculture. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1091-0_6

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