we can never regulate it. who is going to label brinjal as BT or non-BT. BT brinjal is not fit for consumption by vegetarians as it contains genetic material of bacillus thuringniensis so becomes a non-veg article.
I request all patriotic Indians not to succumb to evil designs of Mosanto to turn our farmers into slaves. our wealth is our seed diversity, our 100s of varieties of brinjals which will be destroyed by BT brinjal
Conti...from privious coment What happens if the resistance breaks down? We would have then lost our bio-diversity. Are steps being taken?” Dr. Swaminathan said. He added that genetically modified crops should not be introduced in the biological and agricultural hotspots of the country.
Meanwhile, marking Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, a group of activists comprising farmers, environmentalists, scientists and farmers’ leaders observed a fast here to protest the introduction of Bt brinjal.
They said Bt brinjal, which was an attempt by multinational seed giants to take control over the food, agriculture and sovereignty of the nation, should be opposed.
Courtesy: the Hindu Feb.01, 2010. What I can Say beyond this?
The government should not be in hurry to introduce Bt brinjal until fundamental issues were addressed, agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan said here on Saturday. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a consultation on “Effective community management of biodiversity in an era of climate change,” Dr. Swaminathan said: “Every technology has its benefits and risks. But it all depends on our capacity to analyse risks and benefits. We must analyse whether risks are more or benefits are more. There should be an authority to analyse the risks and benefits in a transparent way. Unfortunately, we don’t have an authority like that.” He added: “In my report in 2004, I had recommended an autonomous statutory body such as a bio-technology regulatory authority which is to be led by eminent professionals and has its own facilities for testing — not only going by the company or by the breeder.” The authority should have its own facilities to analyse long-term chronic effects and allbio-safety aspects, and the sooner the country had, the better, Dr. Swaminathan said. The Union government had till date not accepted the report, he added. “Brinjal is consumed throughout one’s life. It’s a vegetable of very widespread consumption. Therefore what will be the chronic effect? Brinjal, there is so much of variability in the country. Will t
let us the researchers do not waste time and our short span of life in wasteful research. In kerala v have lot local cultivars of brinjal that even superior to those celebrated varities of crop varities. what v need to do is lets us gather the optential varities of crops from various part of country , evaluate its potential on productivity ( naturally pest and disease resistance) not compromising on human health and enviornmnetal safty. Dr C.P.Robert
if it is proove that , these BT brinjal are harmful to health including pricious body organs be fatal for lungs and kidneys.So govt. must be strict to avoide to introduce BT brinjal.
if it is proove that , these BT brinjal are harmful to health including pricious body organs be fatal for lungs and kidneys.So govt. must be strict to avoide to introduce BT brinjal.
if it is proove that , these BT brinjal are harmful to health including pricious body organs be fatal for lungs and kidneys.So govt. must be strict to avoide to introduce BT brinjal.
if it is proove that , these BT brinjal are harmful to health including pricious body organs be fatal for lungs and kidneys.So govt. must be strict to avoide to introduce BT brinjal.
if it is proove that , these BT brinjal are harmful to health including pricious body organs be fatal for lungs and kidneys.So govt. must be strict to avoide to introduce BT brinjal.
