Parliamentary Standing committee on Agriculture has laid before RajyaSabha its report titled " Cultivation of Genetically modified foods crops: prospects and effects".
The panel has strongly rejected use of GM crops in India and even considered that currently using BT cotton as a failure. The 506 page exhaustive report was completed in two and half years with panelists travelling across the nation consulting various stake holders including farmers, trade union representatives, relevant departments in State and Union Government as well as members of civil society and NGO's .
Basudeb Acharya, chairman of the committee said that the committee has come to a come to the conclusion that the concerns raised against GM Crops as to impact to environment, people, farming and health turns out to be true.
The report denies granting of any exclusive monopoly rights in the form of patents and states that performance of private sector in this area is pathetic and need public interference.Report in several area raises concern as to applicability of patent laws in relation to GM foods
Report Parlimentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Gmcrops 2012The panel has strongly rejected use of GM crops in India and even considered that currently using BT cotton as a failure. The 506 page exhaustive report was completed in two and half years with panelists travelling across the nation consulting various stake holders including farmers, trade union representatives, relevant departments in State and Union Government as well as members of civil society and NGO's .
Basudeb Acharya, chairman of the committee said that the committee has come to a come to the conclusion that the concerns raised against GM Crops as to impact to environment, people, farming and health turns out to be true.
The report denies granting of any exclusive monopoly rights in the form of patents and states that performance of private sector in this area is pathetic and need public interference.Report in several area raises concern as to applicability of patent laws in relation to GM foods
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