Monsanto's Bt Cotton has failed in India and it failed the cotton growing farmers as well. The evergrowing production costs and indebtness caused by these GM seeds have pushed the farmers in such a condition that they are left with no other option but to kill themselves. Now the company (Monsanto) has applied for an approval for marketing its GM Corn in India. This will further hit the agrarian economy of the country which is already in a very bad shape.
Read the following articles
1. Bt cotton has failed in Vidarbha: study + YouTube video | Science/Nature |Axisoflogic.com
Source: axisoflogic.com
2. Monsanto India seeks approval to sell genetically modified corn - Economy and Politics - livemint.co
http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/15224315/Monsanto-India-seeks-approval.html
We should oppose such approvals to save our food security and sovereignty with our full strength.
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