Adoption cannot be an indicator of success or desirability of a technology – pesticides have also been adopted in large quantities by Indian farmers but that by no means makes it a desirable or successful technology. Adoption of Bt cotton is actually an indicator of the failure of a similar technology – chemical pesticides. In this context, it has to be underlined that the science of pesticides and Bt crops is in fact similar. It is also striking that the same corporate entities which promote GM crops are also involved in promoting chemical pesticides!