Nagpur: Two years after a special investigation team (SIT) to probe smuggling of illegal herbicide tolerant (HT) cotton seeds in the state was formed, the two-member team has prepared only a rough draft of its report. The SIT, which was formed in February, 2018, was supposed to submit its report …
Memorandum to the Committee on Agriculture with views on “cultivation of genetically modified food crops – prospects and effects” presented at the sitting of the Committee on October 19, 2010.
From The Bhopal Aftermath To The Niyamgiri Fiasco, Corporate Muscle Stands Exposed BY BIRAJ PATNAIK A few key events over the past few months have brought to the fore the duplicity of the Indian corporate sector and exposed, if any further exposure was needed, their principle of putting profits before …
A summary of scientific evidence showing that genetically modified (GM) soy and the glyphosate herbicide it is engineered to tolerate are unsustainable from the point of view of farming, the environment, rural communities, animal and human health, and economies.
Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai August 19, 2010, 0:41 IST Monsanto India (MIL), the leading hybrid seed and technology provider, plans to launch two high-yielding hybrid variety of maize, next year. The premium seeds Dekalb 9108 and Dekalb 9106 will be available during spring and the kharif seasons in Uttar …
With its plentiful sun, water and land, Brazil is quickly surpassing other countries in food production and exports. But can it continue to make agricultural gains without destroying the Amazon? Jeff Tollefson reports from Brazil.
Feeding the world is going to require the scientific and financial muscle of agricultural biotechnology companies. Natasha Gilbert asks whether they're up to the task.
Komal Amit Gera / Chandigarh July 15, 2010, 0:05 IST Monsanto Holdings, a leading global provider of technology-based agricultural products aimed to improve farm productivity and food quality, is scouting for partnerships with state governments to reach target groups of farmers. The company has signed public-private partnership agreements with the …
US $1 TRILLION WORTH OF MINERALS Afghanistan is suddenly richThe Pentagon recently announced that Afghanistan is sitting on mineral wealth worth US $1 trillion—about 1,000 times the government’s annual revenue. The untapped mineral deposits, including iron, copper, cobalt, gold and lithium, a key raw material for laptop, cell phone and …
The introduction of genetic engineering (GE) in plant breeding has been accompanied by the expansion of patent monopolies. Companies have seized on the opportunity to extend the corporate control of agriculture through the patenting of seeds and plants. Increasing corporate control has meant the seed industry has been largely integrated …
Scientist C. Kameswara Rao reviews the document released by the Minister of Environment and Forests of the Government of India that declares a moratorium on the commercial release of Bt brinjal (eggplant) in India. Through a scientific review process Dr. Rao points out the bias and lack of scientific reason …
America’s war against Vietnam ended in 1975. Scars of the 13-year war remain even today. They were inflicted by a herbicide produced in the factories of one of the agro-biggies of our times: Monsanto. Agent Orange, the herbicide, affected more than three million civilians and servicemen. The World According to …
Latha Jishnu / New Delhi May 28, 2010, 0:36 IST Monsanto licencees have earned over Rs 1,500 crore since 2002. A quiet but determined battle is being fought in the courts, and outside, by US agricultural biotech giant Monsanto, its Indian affiliates and seed lobbyists to free the prices of …
Bhargav Trivedi AHMEDABAD AFTER the move by Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra governments to reduce trait value (royalty) payable on BT cotton seed variety, Gujarat is being urged to take a similar measure. After AP, Maharashtra too has issued notification to cut the trait value for transgenic cotton seeds. Trait value …
K P Prabhakaran Nair The framing of GM crops as a technology for the poor proved an alluring one, once it became clear that European markets were largely closed to GM crops, to target developing-country markets Monsanto scientists noticed that certain bacteria inhabiting waste outflows from the glyphosate manufacturing plants …
Ian Sample Farmland struck by infestations of bugs following widespread adoption of Bt cotton made by biotech giant Monsanto. Scientists are calling for the long-term risks of GM crops to be reassessed after field studies revealed an explosion in pest numbers around farms growing modified strains of cotton. The unexpected …
Tells AP Govt that it will implement contracts on Bt cottonseed. K. V. Kurmanath Hyderabad, May 6 The war of words over the fixation of seed price and trait value for Bt cottonseeds has taken an interesting twist with Mahyco-Monsanto Biotechnology Limited (MMBL) asserting that it is not going to …
