# Seed Industry worry as farmers growing unauthorised Bt cottonseed

> Seed industry concern is growing over farmers planting unauthorised Bt-3 (Bollgard-III) cottonseed, which GEAC has not approved. Industry sources estimate illegal seed could cover 10-15% of India's cotton area in the coming Kharif season. Seed companies say they have made representations to the central government without progress.

- Date: 2021-02-27 · published 2021-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48774-seed-industry-worry-as-farmers-growing-unauthorised-bt-cottonseed
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Widespread unapproved GM cottonseed could erode legitimate seed sales and weaken regulatory control over cotton production, with limited direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral

## Sources

- agrinews.in: https://agrinews.in/seed-industry-worry-as-farmers-growing-unauthorised-illegal-gm-cottonseed/

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