The NGO, Navdanya, is reaching out to Punjab cotton growers, who are committing suicides after crop failure. Navdayna used social media awareness with hash-tag #farmerslivesmatter and documentary 'BT Cotton-seeds of suicide' to make Punjab farmers use locally-prepared seeds.
Concerned over damage to the cotton crop in Punjab which forced many farmers to commit suicide last year, Navdanya on Sunday held a solidarity meet at village Chughe Kalan in Bathinda where two months ago farmer Kuldeep Singh had committed suicide after his crop was damaged by pests. Manveer Singh, an expert in the natural prevention of pests, said pests could be stopped without even using pesticides.
Navdanya, is reaching out to Punjab cotton growers, who are committing suicides after crop failure. Navdayna used social media awareness with hash-tag #farmerslivesmatter and documentary 'BT Cotton-seeds of suicide' to make Punjab farmers use locally-prepared seeds.
