Representations of the farmer attitudes, opinions, and
decisions—in short, the ‘‘farmer’s voice’’—are a common
feature in writings on genetically modified (GM) crops. In
an issue dedicated to the subject, it is important to problematize the subject. Representations of farmer voices have
been especially notable in two of the most closely watched
and hotly debated cases of GM crops in the global south.
These are the case of Golden Rice in the Philippines (which
developers hope to release by 2015–2016) and Bt cotton in
India (released in 2002 and now ubiquitous in Indian cotton
fields).