Child Labour and Trans-National Seed Companies in Hybrid Cotton Seed Production in Andhra Pradesh

Child Labour and Trans-National Seed Companies in Hybrid Cotton Seed Production in Andhra Pradesh

Table 1:		Quantity of Hybrid Seed Produced in Andhra Pradesh during 1999-2000
Table 2:		Growth in area and quantity of hybrid cottonseed produced in Andhra Pradesh during 1990-1991 and 2000-2001
Table 3:		Extent of area and quantity of hybrid cottonseeds (public varieties) certified by the AP State Seed Certification Agency
Table 4:		Approximate area and number of children employed in hybrid cottonseed farms in Andhra Pradesh
Table 5:		Approximate area and number of children employed in hybrid cottonseed farms producing seed for Multinational seed companies in AP, 2000-2001
Table 6:		Top 10 Seed Companies in the World (Ranked by sales in 2000)
Table 7:		Per kg cost of production, procurement and marketing prices of cottonseeds of HLL, Syngenta and Mahyco-Monsanto, 2001-2002