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Why are Warangal Farmers Angry with Bt Cotton?| 24mins
Director: Community Media Trust | Producer: Community Media Trust
Focus Years: 2003 | Country: India
Synopsis:
This film, made by the women farmers of Community Media Trust, Pastapur in Medak District of Andhra Pradesh, India, is a powerful documentation of the trauma that Bt cotton farmers experienced in 2002-2003, in Warangal (Andhra Pradesh). The Warangal district in Andhra Pradesh attracted the attention of the world when more than 200 cotton farmers, caught in the vicious cycle of pest attacks, pesticide resistance and mounting debts found no way out but to commit mass suicide. For an agrochemical industry like Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech Ltd., this was an ideal opportunity to promote their genetic engineering (GE) technology. In the 2002 Kharif season, this seed company released two Bt cotton hybrids viz., MECH Bt 12, and MECH Bt-162 in Warangal district. This led the AP Coalition in Defence of Diversity and the Deccan Development Society in Andhra Pradesh to initiate a study called Did Bt Cotton Save Farmers In Warangal District? The film "Why are Warangal Farmers Angry with Bt Cotton?" is a part of this larger study and brings alive the story of four farmers, and the roller coaster experiences of others like them, who planted Bt cotton in their fields and suffered severe losses. To tell this story, the women film-makers from the Community Media Trust returned tenaciously to Warangal, month after month, both in cold winter and searing summer, sought out their farmer focus groups, cajoled them to share their information and opinion on the positive and negative impacts of Bt cotton, and video recorded all interviews and observations. Independently, as well as a part of its larger parental study (see below), this film is a genuine representation of the experience of Bt cotton farmers in Warangal district. Through its sheer authenticity, this film nails the propaganda lies of the biotech industry and reveals the dangers of genetically-engineered crops for small-scale, dryland farmers.
Why are Warangal Farmers Angry with Bt Cotton?
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