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This section deals with the pattern of input use and cost of cultivation. These two factors play a key role in accepting or rejecting a new crop or a seed variety. An attempt is made to explore the differences in harvesting practices, inter-culture operations and transport from fields to homes. Use of organic manure is widely observed among the sample farmers. There is large employment of human labour in cotton harvesting that spreads over few months. A variety of commercial crops are grown in the district and it is known for its high use of chemical pesticides. Similar observation is also seen with the sample farmers.
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Gandhi, V.P., Jain, D. (2016). Economics of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton in Andhra Pradesh. In: Introduction of Biotechnology in India’s Agriculture. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1091-0_12
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