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Bt eggplants (brinjal) in India

 

Since 1999 GENET collects and distributes information on various topics in the field of genetic engineering in agriculture, food production and health. With this "Special Topic: Bt Brinjal in India" GENET aims at providing an overview about the debate on development and approval of Bt brinjal in this country, based on our archives.

2011-05-26 |

Partial release of Bt Brinjal is ’contaminate and get approval’ Indian experts say

The ongoing debate over the commercial release of genetically-modified crop Bt Brinjal in the country, heated up once again in a recent meeting of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee. [...] From among those who attended, only Dr P M Bhargava, founder of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, opposed any kind of release of Bt Brinjal, while Prof. M S Swaminathan, noted agricultural scientist, and others were keen to discuss further.

2011-05-26 |

Partial release of Bt Brinjal is ’contaminate and get approval’ Indian experts say

The ongoing debate over the commercial release of genetically-modified crop Bt Brinjal in the country, heated up once again in a recent meeting of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee. [...] From among those who attended, only Dr P M Bhargava, founder of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, opposed any kind of release of Bt Brinjal, while Prof. M S Swaminathan, noted agricultural scientist, and others were keen to discuss further.

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