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2009-06-03 | permalink
Bhutanene farmers trained on using non-GE, open pollinated seeds
The production of open pollinated seed varieties by farmers have advantage of non dependence to the hybrid seeds and GMOs thereby cutting down the cost of production. The crops from open pollinated seed varieties are said to have higher and wider nutritional value. In Bhutan many farmers are resource poor and many are not in a position to access the seeds from the seed companies. Therefore it is apt that they are better trained and informed on suitable technologies of open pollinated seed production.
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2009-06-03 | permalink
Bhutanene farmers trained on using non-GE, open pollinated seeds
The production of open pollinated seed varieties by farmers have advantage of non dependence to the hybrid seeds and GMOs thereby cutting down the cost of production. The crops from open pollinated seed varieties are said to have higher and wider nutritional value. In Bhutan many farmers are resource poor and many are not in a position to access the seeds from the seed companies. Therefore it is apt that they are better trained and informed on suitable technologies of open pollinated seed production.
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