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Farm household data was collected from 50 aerobic rice and 100 Bt cotton farmers in Karnataka for socio-economic assessment with special focus on drought tolerance trait of aerobic rice and insect resistance trait of Bt Cotton. Results indicated that age and education are not a limiting factor for cultivation of aerobic rice and Bt cotton, whereas size of the operational holding had an influence on its cultivation. The drought tolerant trait was amply visible through significant amount of water saving in the case of aerobic rice and reduced use of insecticides with respect to Bt cotton. Dissemination of proper and authentic knowledge about GM crops through training and demonstration would go a long way in convincing farming community towards cultivation of GM crops. It is extremely essential that the GM crops in agriculture are offered to farmers as a package and concurrent assessment of this package is crucial for its sustainability.
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The financial support by Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi is greatly acknowledged. We thank Dr. Ranjini Warrier, Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Prof. P. G. Chengappa and Dr. K. Ravi Srinivas for their guidance. Special thanks to Dr. Elumalai Kannan who helped in developing questionnaire and carrying out pilot survey. We also acknowledge with thanks, the suggestions provided by the experts and principal investigators of participating research institutes in the main project. Last but not the least; we greatly thank support rendered by the research team, Ms. N.C. Mamatha, Mr. Keshav Murthy, Mr. T. M. Shrikantha Mulimani, Mr. H. G. Karibasappa and Dr. C. M. Devika.
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Manjunatha, A.V. (2019). Socio-economic Assessment of Aerobic Rice and Bt Cotton in Karnataka. In: Chaturvedi, S., Srinivas, K. (eds) Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of Genetically Modified Crops. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9511-7_10
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