August 27, 2017

Agriculture Industry

Gap in field trials of GM crops: Paneledit

The Times of India DNA

Just as when the government is readying its response in favour of genetically modified (GM) mustard for submission in the Supreme Court, a parliamentary panel on Friday flagged several loopholes in existing methods of field trials of transgenic crops and asked Union environment ministry to examine the impacts of such crops thoroughly before taking its final call.

Activists criticise GEAC’s recommendation on GM mustardedit

Press Trust of India Business Standard India Today Outlook The Statesman The New Indian Express

The department-related parliamentary standing committee on science and technology and environment and forest chaired by Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury made its recommendations in its 301st report on ‘GM crop and its impact on environment’. The panel’s comment came in the wake of India’s GM crop regulator Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) recently recommending the commercial use of genetically modified mustard in a submission to the environment ministry.

Put on hold introduction of GM crops: Parl panel to Govtedit

The Pioneer

In a major setback to the supporters of genetically modified technology in farm crops, a parliamentary panel, headed by Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury, has asked the Government to put on hold introduction of GM crops unless its bio-safety and socioeconomic desirability is evaluated by an independent process and an accountability regime is put in place.

Niti Aayog backs GM seeds, wants reform in MSP systemedit

Manorama Online

Genetically modified (GM) seeds have emerged as a powerful new technology promising high productivity, improved quality and lower use of fertilisers, weedicides and pesticides in the last one to two decades,” Niti Aayog said. Indian farmers have adopted the GM seeds by growing BT cotton, the only crop allowed for commercial cultivation.

Technology in Agriculture

Riding The Futureedit

Business Today

What difference has it made to an average farmer? The promoters claim they have addressed several issues farmers faced. The platform has, for instance, broken down the barriers of social hierarchy between a small farmer and a large machinery owning farmer.

Farmers advised to adopt machineries for better productionedit

Eastern Mirror Nagaland

The BJP Kisan Morcha Nagaland organised seminar cum workshop on farm mechanisation for farmers on Aug. 23 at Hotel Saramati conference hall, with (Retd )Additional Director of Land Resource, Maotoshi Longkumer as chief guest. Pointing out that almost all the entire population of the State is engaged in agriculture, Longkumer lamented that Nagas are failing to utilise the production as per requirements and therefore becoming dependent on other’s source.

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