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It is shocking to read a report dated Tue 09th Dec 2010 attached here, with the above subject line at the link:
The promotion of GMO products, GM seeds and foods is a game that the Corporates and the Govt of USA have been playing all across the globe for sometime now. It is sad to see able leaders of Parliament and Research Labs in India falling for such traps; makes one wonder at the probable cause for such position they take. If they truly wish good for the India Farmer and the health of future citizens of India, they would work towards educating the farmers on better farming methods and levering existing tech which alone would raise the farmer profits and yields by over 30%. Better marketing methods and food storage chains will ease the burden of the nation on food security. No such activity is found attractive to these gentlemen. Instead they are comfortable in blaming the 'only man of the India union cabinet' who sees fit to look at the long range picture in citizen interest.
Much has been written and enough evidence in easily available to disprove what ever Shri Sharad Joshi, NRCPB and NSAI Directors have to promote. One has only to 'google it' on the internet and evidence to show the probable liability for any nation and its living organisms is easily found. Shri Joshi would have us believe that all such reports are wrong. The unfortunate news report of Directors of Research Institutes who recently had given 'copy paste' reports approving GMO to Environment Minister Shri J. Ramesh is not forgotten by intelligent citizens.
It is urged that the following blog be visited to discover some uncomfortable truths which should cause Shri Sharat Joshi to hang his head in shame.
A point by point rebuttal is useless when certain 'leaders' refuse to acknowledge that Earth with its bio-diversity is our only home and 'collateral damage' with 'unintended outcome' cannot be determined without decades of global study. The last 'green revolution' has cost India much in terms of use of humongous amounts of 'pesticides', 'chemical fertilizers', 'water' and 'pumping power'. More grain came with a price, which India is paying today (subsidies is only one of them). The time tested means of hybridization, which even simple farmers have carried out does not get the prominence and support, which should be the job of such 'farmer loving' leaders. Please review the news report attached herewith of Shri Dadaji Khobragade of Chandraput Dist, Maharashtra who invented 11 hybrid rice varieties without using GMO processes of splicing genes from unrelated species
(http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_maharashtra-finally-gives-inventor-of-11-rice-varieties-his-due_1477148). This GMO process does not exist in Nature which has evolved other processes over millions of years. The need for careful citizen monitored research over decades, at various locations with special focus of effects on other organisms, is the need before such products are imposed on the six billion citizens and millions of other organism of the Earth. The greed for profit on incomplete research by multi-national Corporates, should not be promoted by India leaders.
It is hoped that the media in India will broadcast such mis-deeds and citizens will take up same with their elected representatives. India does not need more scams now.
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