Longtime activist Rahul Banerjee writes on the preparation of genetically modified BT cotton seeds developed by Monsanto, that despite opposition by environment groups, continue to be in demand.
Linked by bhupinder. Join Blogbharti facebook group.Obviously the work of cross-pollination of male and female plants to produce the seeds is a labour intensive one and this is where the Bhils come in in a big way. Bhil children of Dungarpur aged between 8 and 14 of both sexes are preferred for this work and the meds provide them to the big farmers for a commission which they take from the children’s wages. Thus we have here a case of labour market segmentation of a peculiar kind.
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