While several studies have shown that genetically modified Bt cotton can benefit smallholder farmers economically, the sustainability of these effects is still unclear and debated controversially between biotechnology proponents and critics. We use unique panel data of 533 cotton farmers,...

This paper examines the ecosystem impacts of transgenic Bt cotton technology resulting from reduced chemical pesticide use. Employing unique panel data from smallholder farmers in central and southern India, negative environmental and health effects of pesticide use are quantified with the...

India is the world's second largest exporter of cotton, but quality problems with Indian cotton are evident in surveys of international textile mills and the discount Indian cotton receives on world markets. Using a unique data set of Indian cotton prices and quality attributes from 5 Indian...

This study examines the price transmission between cotton prices in U.S., Indian, and Chinese futures markets. We focus on studying the long-run price movements using cointegration and alternate causality tests. The empirical results indicate the following: (a) the U.S. cotton futures market...

This study examines the market and price behavior is the supreme problem of commodity investors and trader. The present study spotlights the price behavior/movement and market behavior/volatile in Indian agricultural commodity market (MCX). The study aims to study the volatility and caused...