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2008-09-18 | permalink
Indian GE rice trial under cloud - field test rules flouted
A field trial of genetically-modified rice conducted earlier this year on a farm in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district flouted rules, a non-government agency campaigning for better regulation of biotechnology has claimed. The New Delhi-based Gene Campaign on Tuesday accused Mahyco, a Mumbai-based seed company, of planting an experimental GM rice on a farm in Saparong village without physical isolation of the trial area from neighbouring farms.
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2008-09-18 | permalink
Indian GE rice trial under cloud - field test rules flouted
A field trial of genetically-modified rice conducted earlier this year on a farm in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district flouted rules, a non-government agency campaigning for better regulation of biotechnology has claimed. The New Delhi-based Gene Campaign on Tuesday accused Mahyco, a Mumbai-based seed company, of planting an experimental GM rice on a farm in Saparong village without physical isolation of the trial area from neighbouring farms.
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