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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.

2010-02-09 |

Bt brinjal approval key to progress in Indian GM rice trials

The Government’s decision whether to allow or not allow commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal holds the key for further trials in genetically modified (GM) rice. ”Bt brinjal is the first product that has come up for approval. The Government’s decision will pave the way for other GM crops,” said a research scientist. ”At least, 25 separate trials are being held in GM rice. In some cases, the first bio-safety research trials have been completed. Six private firms and some 15 universities are carrying out research on genetically modified rice,” said an official of Greenpeace India.

2010-02-09 |

Clinton aide in Delhi on Bt Brinjal decision day

US diplomat Nina Fedoroff, science and technology adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, arrived in the national capital late Monday. She is here on an official visit. Fedoroff made it to New Delhi just in time for the much-awaited decision on the commercial release of Bt Brinjal, expected Tuesday evening. In the past, she has often urged Indian industry to boost research and development for transgenic crops like Bt Brinjal.

2010-02-09 |

More Indian States appeal Centre not to permit Bt Brinjal

Gujarat Government has appealed to the Centre to defer its move to give approval for commercial farming of Bt Brinjal in the country. ”The Centre should take into account the views of all stakeholders and conduct a long-term research on Bt Brinjal’s bio-safety and its consequent contributions to food security and farmers’ well being,” Gujarat Agriculture Minister Dilip Sanghani told PTI over phone today.

2010-02-08 |

Challenges posed by Bt Brinjal

The debate over the petridish baingan is hotting up. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh’s sudden recourse to public consultations, after Bt Brinjal was cleared as India’s first genetically modified food crop, has exposed serious regulatory lapses. TOI-Crest looks at the challenge posed by this humble vegetable.

2010-02-08 |

’Introducing Bt brinjal in India will be disastrous’ says former Monsanto India managing director

Farmers and others who were opposing the introduction of Bt brinjal got support from an unexpected quarter during the course of the discussion. T V Jagadishan, former managing director (India) of Monsanto, the company which proposes to introduce Bt brinjal, was quite vocal in his opposition. He made it clear that Monsanto was in the habit of controlling the market and making money.

2010-02-08 |

Decision on Bt brinjal to be final & binding says Indian Environment Minister

”The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) has given the go-ahead and my role is limited to deciding if transgenic brinjal needs to be commercialised. I have met with over 8,000 persons during the last seven public hearing programmes. My decision will have to take into consideration all the stake-holders and would be final. It would not be referred to another committee or be heard by a Parliamentary committee,” [Mr Jairam Ramesh, the Union minister for environment and forest] added

2010-02-08 |

Most brinjal-growing States oppose Bt Brinjal, admits Indian Environment Minister

”A majority of chief ministers have written to me on the issue have opposed the introduction of Bt brinjal,” Ramesh told IANS Saturday after a four-hour brain-storming session on the controversial issue. [...] ”I have got response from the major brinjal cultivating states. About 60 percent of brinjal in India is cultivated in West Bengal (30 percent), Orissa (20 percent) and Bihar (10 percent). All these states have opposed its introduction,” Ramesh said.

2010-02-08 |

Vegetable in Court - BT Brinjal

The advocate who irked Jairam Ramesh at the press conference, Hemant Goswami, has filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the constitutional validity of the consultation committee and the process of validating policies concerning agriculture and pest research. Few days ago the Environment Minister was visibly upset with Hemant Goswani at a public discussion.

2010-02-04 |

For farmers’ sake give BT Brinjal a fair chance

BT Brinjal must be promoted in India because it promises to reduce wastage due to pests. As it minimises the need for chemical pesticide, Bt Brinjal is also environment friendly. For farmers’ sake, BT Brinjal must be given a fair chance. FIRST OF all, it is important to realise that as the world’s population grows and the extent of arable land decreases, the only way of ensuring food for all is by increasing productivity.

2010-02-04 |

Greenpeace India launches campaign to protest against Bt Brinjal

Hoping to persuade Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh against allowing the production of genetically modified (GM) Bt Brinjal in India, climate NGO Greenpeace has launched an online campaign, ’World’s Biggest Baingan Bhartha’ and are collecting people’s signatures against the government’s plan. Demanding that the government reverse its decision, farmers, scientists and NGOs have staged angry demonstrations and disrupted public hearings organised by the environment ministry on the issue in the past few days.

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