Gujarat's success in agriculture is largely because of a splendid genetically modified Bt cotton output. Since, both the devil and the truth are in the detail, let's get to that detail. First, if somebody cares to look at the statistics it will be clear that Gujarat's agriculture success is because of a lop-sided growth in cotton cultivation. So how did Modi achieve it? Simple. He allowed illegal varieties of Bt Cotton seed to flourish in the rural agriculture markets. How does one find this out? Drive the cotton producing outposts in rural Gujarat. Meet the seed merchants. Talk to the farmers. Go their fields. Go to their sheds where they stock cotton seeds and the cotton produce. The truth is out there. Also remember to talk to Monsanto, the huge multinational behemoth that produces and holds the patent for Bt Cotton seeds. Why isn't anyone finding out how much Monsanto would have lost in revenue because of illegal Bt Cotton seeds? But most importantly why is the department of bio-technology keeping quiet. There is already such an international furore over genetically-modified organisms and even the central government has conceded that genetically modified crops should be grown under a strict regulatory and supervisory conditions. But these are un-sexy stories and so are not reported in the media. By allowing illegal Bt Cotton seed to flood the Gujarat seed market, has Modi ensured mass genetic contamination of natural cotton variety in Gujarat? What portent does it hold f
