Major seed companies such as Mahyo, Bangalore; Rasi Seeds Limited, Dharwad; Nuziveedu Seeds Limited, Bangalore, and Ganga Cauvery Seeds, Hyderabad, are involved in educating farmers about benefits of Bt cotton.
Price of Bt cotton seed per packet of 450 gm has been fixed at Rs750 by State government whereas Monsanto Biotech-India Limited's seed packet is priced at Rs1450.
Monsanto Biotech-India Limited has moved the Supreme Court against a Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) order on reducing the price for a packet of 450 gm.