Second largest cotton producer in the world

India  became the second largest cotton producing country in the world after China according to study of International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Application (ISAAA). India has become a net cotton exporter and has reported the export of 5 million bales in 2007-08.  ISAAA stated that Bt cotton was a major factor contributing to higher rate of production from 15.8 million bales in 2001-02 to 31 million bales in 2007-08.

The income of growers in India has also increased up to Rs 10,000 or more per hectare.

A study of 9,300 Bt cotton and non- Bt cotton growing households in India indicated that women and children in Bt cotton households have slightly more access to social benefits than the other group.

Countries like India have recognized the importance of using biotechnology to make the country self-sufficient in foodgrain including rice, wheat and oilseed production. On the global scenario, the study said that the US, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India and China continued to be the principal adopters of biotech crop