What is the complications of the GM crops mainly in India? Is it good to introduce GM Crops such as GM Mustard in India?
Dear Devesh
I am more concern about GM cotton seeds too (BT). In our country cotton seed oil is used in almost all fast food preparations. There is no regulation that , oil made from GM Cotton seed is kept identified for consumer. Any genetic modification in the crop will change chemical fingerprinting of the plant. Either it is mustard or any other vegetable species.Modified chemicals or presence of certain chemical compounds even in ppm level may be toxic for human consumption. So my opinion is It should be thoroughly investigate for decades on various groups and races of peoples before entering in public food chains.
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Dr Ajay
Dear Devesh Tewari,
The issue of genetically modified organisms, genetically modified crops and food is a complex, multi-faceted problem. Genetically modified agricultural crops are created to increase agricultural productivity. Thanks to the involvement of genetics, new varieties of crops are created through genome modification to produce varieties of agricultural crops that are more resistant to viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic diseases, etc. In this way, it is possible to reduce the use of chemistry, including plant protection products. Thanks to the use of genetics in agriculture, it is possible to develop sustainable pro-ecological agriculture.
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good or bad for whom? It appears that farmers have huge challenges with GM crops and cotton. I assume that they would not have committed in such big numbers suicide for nothing.
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