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Agri-food Biotechnology Discourse in India

Department of Sociology, Institute for Food and Agricultural Standards, Michigan State University, 316 Berkey Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1111, USA

Craig K. Harris

Department of Sociology, Institute for Food and Agricultural Standards, Michigan State University, 316 Berkey Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1111, USA

Lawrence Busch

Department of Sociology, Institute for Food and Agricultural Standards, Michigan State University, 316 Berkey Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1111, USA

Introduction of biotechnologies, particularly genetically modified (GM) technologies, have led to varying public responses from the government, general public and concerned farmers who use the technological products at the field level. Introduction of Bt cotton in India over the last five years generated considerable debate from the time open field testing of Bt cotton commenced towards the late 1990s. This paper is a modest attempt to map the contours of this debate and analyse it from a sociological perspective of the actors. Most significantly, actors in government and industries express trust in the ar rangements governing biotechnology, while actors in civil society point out problems with the functioning of the relevant governing bodies. We first present a brief overview of the events of the controversy, and then proceed with the body of our study.

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