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21.11.2011 |

Picking Bt cotton fetch big bucks for women in Andhra Pradesh (India)

The lucrative income involved in picking of cotton has created a grave shortage of domestic helps in Adilabad. An assured earning of over Rs. 300 per day has women toiling in the cotton fields instead of indulging in the drab cleaning of homes. The introduction of Bt cotton has brought a revolutionary change in many activities that has gone unnoticed. Employment of women in agriculture fields is one such area, which had a positive impact on the economy of the working class here.

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