A group of cotton growers from Punjab and Haryana has flayed the recommendation of Supreme Courtappointed panel for 10-year moratorium on open field trials of genetically modified crops. The cotton farmers under the banner of 'Nau Jawan Kisan Club' claimed that the moratorium on research into biotechnology will have a ruinous effect on them, as they will be denied crucial technology for further preventing crop from weeds and other diseases. ”We currently face several farm productivity challenges like lack of timely farm labour availability, high labour cost, insects, weeds, diseases, unpredictable water and nutrient availability.