The Politics of GM Crops in India

ISBN-13: 9780367687359 / Miękka / 2023 / 186 str.

India) Navneet Asheesh (Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Opis

This book discusses the conflicting discourse around GM crops in India. It brings together concerns related to food production, farming, environment, health, ownership, and policymaking on the use of genetically modified crops in India.

Spis treści

List of Figures. List of Tables. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction: The Historical Background 2. Critical Analysis of India's Regulatory Approach 3. The First GM Crop of India: The Existing Controversies Around Bt Cotton Cultivation 4. Theoretical Analysis of the Policy Development around GM Crops 5. Analysis of the Arguments of Policy Elites supporting or opposing GM Crops: Field based study in Delhi and Hyderabad 6. What do Farmers want? Field Survey Results of Telangana and Maharashtra 7. Summary and Conclusion Annexes: A. Open-Ended Questionnaire for Civil Society Activists B. Open-Ended Questionnaire for Scientists, Agricultural Economists and Member of Government Regulatory Bodies C. Field-Survey Questionnaire for Farmers Growing GM Crops. References. Index.

O autorze

Asheesh Navneet is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur Campus, Maharashtra.