Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Indian Rural Development Minister warms against the use of genetically modified food crops



On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 7:09 PM, Priti Darooka <pdarooka@pwescr.org> wrote:

Jairam Ramesh warns against use of genetically modified food crops

Urmi A Goswami, ET Bureau Jul 1, 2013, 10.51AM IST

(The food revolution on Monday…)

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."

Read the full article at:

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-07-01/news/40307883_1_field-trials-gm-crops-bt-brinjal

 

 

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