

| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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BOOKs
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. | 338.1 SHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 17272 |
Contents;
Introduction;
The Changing Nature of Seed;
From Public Resource to Private Property;
1. Diverse Seeds for Diversity;
2. The Decline of the Public Sector;
3. The Privatisation of the Seed Sector ;
4. Big Companies Getting Bigger;
5. Legislating For Privatisation ;
Genetically Engineered Seeds;
The Case of Transgenic Cotton Trials in India;
1. Economics of GE Revolution;
2. New Technologies;
3. Illegal Trials of GE in India;
4. Monsanto's Genetically Engineered Bt Cotton: New Miracle or New Disaster?
5. Socio-Ecological Aspects of GE Revolution;
6. The Inadequacies of Present Biosafety Regulations ;
7. Illegal Spread of Bt cotton from Illegal Trials in India;
Seeds of Suicide;
The Ecological & Human Costs of Globalisation of Agriculture ;
1. The Andhra Pradesh Scenario of Farmers' Suicides ;
2. The Karnataka Scenario on Farmers' Suicides ;
3. The Maharastra Scenario on Farmers Suicides ;
4. The Punjab Scenario of Farmers Suicides;
Bija Panchayat;
The Farmers' Verdict;
1. Bija Panchayat;
2. Seeds of Distress and Seeds of Suicide ;
3. IPRs: Legal Control of the Seed;
4. Genetic Engineering and Threats to Agriculture and Life ;
5. The Verdict of Bija Panchayat ;
6. Recommendations ;
Rebuilding Seed Security ;
1. Strengthening Public Sector Seed Supply:
A Case Study of Tarai Seed Corporation ;
2. Strengthening Community Seed Supply : A Case of Navdanya Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity;
References