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Commentary from Surajit Sarkar, Dicrector of the Centre for Community Knowledge in Delhi on links between Indian farmer suicides and GM crops

// Given that farmer suicides are directly linked to low support prices for crops, while the middlemen make millions, to me it seems a moot point that use of GM seeds is causing it. Maybe it is, but some crops are overwhelmingly GM, whereas others are yet to get there, but in all cases, the debate on seed tech is taking attention away from the 'terms of trade' for farmers. A nd state support is more for the large farmer, who is also often the the trader/aggregator/warehouse owner, and consequently has more bucks to keep lawmakers on their side. //