Introduction of Biotechnology in India's Agriculture

1. Introduction and objectives of the study.- 2. An overview of cotton in India.- 3. Development and adoption of Bt Cotton.- 4.Sampling and methodology of the study across the states.- 5. Nature and performance of Bt Cotton vs. non-Bt Cotton.- 6. Economics of Bt Cotton vs. non-Bt Cotton across the states.- 7. Farmers' perceptions on various features of Bt Cotton.- 8. Overall summary and conclusions.- 9. Cotton cultivation in Andhra Pradesh.- 10. Sampling and methodology.- 11. Nature and performance of Bt Cotton vs non-Bt Cotton In Andhra Pradesh.- 12. Economics  of Bt Cotton vs non-Bt Cotton In  Andhra Pradesh.- 13. Farmers' perceptions on various features of Bt Cotton in Andhra Pradesh.- 14. Cotton cultivation in Gujarat.- 16.Nature and performance of Bt Cotton vs. non-Bt Cotton in Gujarat.- 17. Economics of Bt Cotton vs. non-Bt Cotton in Gujarat.- 18. Farmers' perceptions on various features of Bt Cotton in Gujarat.- 19. Cotton cultivation in Maharashtra.- 20. Sampling and methodology.- 21. Nature and performance of Bt Cotton vs. non-Bt Cotton in Maharashtra.- 22. Economics of Bt Cotton vs. non-Bt Cotton in Maharashtra.- 23. Farmers' perceptions on various features of Bt Cotton in Maharashtra.- 24. Cotton cultivation in Tamil Nadu.- 25. Sampling and methodology.- 26. Nature and performance of Bt Cotton vs. non-Bt Cotton in Tamil Nadu.- 27. Economics of Bt Cotton vs. non-Bt Cotton in Tamil Nadu.- 28. Farmers' perceptions on various features of Bt Cotton in Tamil Nadu.- References.

Vasant P. Gandhi is a Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) in India, and is currently the NABARD Chair Professor. He did his Ph.D. from Stanford University, Masters in Management from IIMA and Bachelors in Agriculture from Pantnagar. He is the Chairman of IIMA's Centre for Management in Agriculture (CMA). He has worked with the World Bank, and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, and has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Sydney and the James Cook University, Australia. He has been consultant/ Advisor to FAO, the World Bank, Government of India, various state governments, Agriculture Insurance Company of India, and McKinsey & Company, various high level government committees, and is on several company Boards. His areas of research in which he has published extensively include international food and agriculture policy, technology for agricultural growth, water resource management and institutions, agricultural markets and agribusiness.




Dinesh Jain did his doctorate from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and is associated with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI) as Associate Faculty. He did the doctoral Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) with specialisation Agribusiness from IIMA, and prior to this, Masters in Business Administration (Agribusiness Management) and Bachelors of in Agricultural Engineering. At EDI, he is the Programme Coordinator for EDI's Post Graduate Diploma in Management-Development Studies. He has done extensive research through projects of Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Global Development Network (GDN), and Ministry of Agriculture-Govt. of India. His areas of research include institutional innovations and design especially in water management, agri-entrepreneurship, new technology adoption in agriculture, food security,