Farmers of Vempavur village, in Perambalur district, in Tamil Nadu have decided to increase the acreage under genetically modified Bt cotton (both Bollgard and Bollgard II varieties) next season indicating the increased popularity of the seed among the state’s farmers. Of the 2.85 lakh acres of Bt cotton planted in Tamil Nadu in 2007, 29% up from 2.2 lakh acres in 2006, 92,000 acres are in Perambalur district. In the season beginning July-August, 2008, ”if we get enough quantity of the Bollgard II seeds we will plant only cotton in our entire land”, N Venkatachalam and S Kamaraj leading cotton cultivators in the region told FE.