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Bt ou non Bt : telle est la question..

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  • Damien Bazin

    (Université Côte d'Azur
    GREDEG CNRS)

  • Naceur Khraief

    (Tunis Business School)

Abstract

Ces dernières années, le suicide des fermiers est devenu un problème majeur de santé publique en Inde et dénote indéniablement un mal-être social pouvant aisément s'assimiler à une tragédie nationale. Il semble que cette « épidémie suicidaire » soit corrélée à l'introduction des semences cotonnières transgéniques (coton Bt). L'effet de cette culture reste encore controversé. Cet article cherche à étudier l'impact socioéconomique de l'adoption du coton Bt sur les fermiers indiens. Selon une étude réalisée par Qayum et Sakkhari en Andhra Pradesh pendant trois ans (2002-2005), le coton Bt est un échec en termes de rendement, n'a pas diminué l'utilisation de pesticides et n'a pas amélioré ni les revenus de paysans ni l'environnement. Ces résultats négatifs ont aggravé donc le problème de l'endettement des paysans indiens. Cette situation tragique ne laisse à de nombreux paysans endettés d'autre choix que d'opter pour le suicide.

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  • Damien Bazin & Naceur Khraief, 2020. "Bt ou non Bt : telle est la question..," GREDEG Working Papers 2020-46, Groupe de REcherche en Droit, Economie, Gestion (GREDEG CNRS), Université Côte d'Azur, France.
    • Handle: RePEc:gre:wpaper:2020-46
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    Keywords

    Inde; Coton; OGM; Endettement; Suicide;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • Q12 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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