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Climate change can dry south Indian river, says new study
Posted by SciDev.Net: M Sreelata on March 1st, 2012
SciDev.Net: Climate change could lead to huge water shortages in southern India's fertile Godavari river basin, a new study based on computer simulations shows.
The study by scientists from India and Norway, started in February 2009, is part of several compiled into a book, 'Water and Climate Change: an integrated approach to adaptation challenges', released last month (1 February).
The study -- funded by Bioforsk, the Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research -- was implemented by...
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Comments Off on Climate change can dry south Indian river, says new studyBt cotton yields come at hidden cost to farmers – study
Posted by SciDev.Net: M Sreelata on February 15th, 2011
SciDev.Net: Bt cotton has increased crop yields for small farmers in southern India, a study has confirmed. But the increase is less than claimed by some studies, is unlikely to be sustainable and has come at a substantial cost to the farmers. The cotton farmers at Warangal in Andhra Pradesh, India, are known for their widespread adoption of genetically modified cotton that produces an insecticide that kills bollworm, a common pest. Numerous studies say that planting Bt cotton increases the yield by up to...
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