Impact of Bt. Cotton and non Bt./Desi Cotton growing on socio-economic status of farmers in Bhiwani district

Pages: 869-871
Jatesh Kathpalia, Subhash Chander and Vinod Kumari (Department of Sociology, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana)

Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) cotton is commonly grown in all over the world to control wide range of pests. The farmers benefited from BT cotton through increased yield revenue and gross margin. While the farmer maid savings on insecticide costs they had to spend more on seed and harvesting. The farmers made savings on insecticide costs they had to spend more on seed and harvesting. Farming households used the additional income mostly for investment in people (education)and physical resources (cotton & other crop production). This research paper conducts to assess the impact of Bt. cotton and Desi/non-Bt. cotton on socio-economic status of farmers. The study was conducted among 120 farmers in Bhiwani districts of Haryana State through survey method. The findings of the study elucidate that investment on education of children was reported increased by 83.33 per cent and 66.66 per cent of respondents growing Bt. cotton and desi cotton respectively. Expenditure on social ceremonies was felt increased by 70.83 per cent and 50 per cent of the respondents growing Bt. cotton and desi cotton/hybrids respectively.