Farmers ensnared into such illegal cultivation of unapproved seeds should not be criminalised, said the Coalition. This illegal fait accompli delivered by such unauthorised cultivation marks the cultivation of the first GM food crop on Indian soils. It is unclear however what the source of the seed is, and what is the extent of its illegal cultivation. “We need Orders to be issued immediately that all state governments, after urgent ground level verification, write back to the Centre on whether any illegal GM soya cultivation is suspected in their respective states. There should be a ban on weed killer glyphosate to check its illegal use as well as the spread of illegal HT crop cultivation”, demanded the Coalition.

Source: dna November 07, 2017 08:37 UTC