The Modi govt’s nod to field trials of two brinjal varieties comes after years of delayed decisions, leaving farmers to deal with daily risks of agriculture.
Bt brinjal field trials will start in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and West Bengal from this year and continue until 2023.
Swadeshi Jagran Manch alleges conflict of interest on the part of regulators, adding that GM crops could hurt trade security, and allow MNCs to monopolise the market.
In its letter to agriculture ministry and CMs of 8 states, Alliance for Agri Innovation has claimed studies over past 23 yrs found no evidence of adverse health effects of GM crops.
‘Skill India', 'Make in India' and 'Ease of doing business' have nothing to offer farmers. Every aspect of agriculture in India is tied up in regulations.
The study was conducted by US-based International Food Policy Research Institute and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, a government agency.
Bharatiya Kisan Union, Haryana, says farmers in a Hisar village will sow HT Bt cotton seeds Friday to support the Maharashtra farmers who defied GM crop ban.
Weak governance, corruption and poverty continue to define tribal life in India. The introduction of industrial and mining projects has benefited contractors, politicians and officials more than Adivasis.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
The proponents should understand the limits of experimentation. Certainly, it is a very risky affair, as it involves “crossing” of inter-species nature. What is being targetted is not food sufficiency for the world, but profits. There are methods like permaculture to develop very good quality crop.
When there is so much of counter evidence, let this not be a commercial or political war. UPA did right and NDA should continue the right thing. If you aren’t convinced, watch “Seed, the untold story” and “Poison on the Platter”
The proponents should understand the limits of experimentation. Certainly, it is a very risky affair, as it involves “crossing” of inter-species nature. What is being targetted is not food sufficiency for the world, but profits. There are methods like permaculture to develop very good quality crop.
When there is so much of counter evidence, let this not be a commercial or political war. UPA did right and NDA should continue the right thing. If you aren’t convinced, watch “Seed, the untold story” and “Poison on the Platter”