--Jairam Ramesh warns against use of genetically modified food crops
Urmi A Goswami, ET Bureau Jul 1, 2013, 10.51AM IST
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NEW DELHI: Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has warned against opting for genetically modified (GM) food crops in the name of providing better nutrition.
Sounding a cautionary note, Ramesh who presided over the launch of 'Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Nutrition', said, "Another issue, which bothers me, particularly from the presentation on agriculture, I want to strike a word of caution here. The step from recognising the importance of agriculture in nutrition to making a case for genetically engineered GM crops is a very small step."
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