Monsanto looks beyond Bt brinjal

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/monsanto-looks-beyond-bt-brinjal/392880/ Even as the country awaits the final word on genetically modified brinjal, seed company Monsanto is moving ahead with new products. Monsanto (India) is testing a new variety of corn (maize) that it claims would be able to control both insects and weeds, along with several hybrids that it plans to launch soon. This [...]

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बहुराष्ट्रीय बीज कंपनियों के चंगुल में बिहार

visfot news network 03 April, 2010 09:29;00 बहुराष्ट्रीय कम्पनियों ने एक बार फिर सात वर्षो के बाद बिहार के किसानों को अपने चंगुल में ले ही लिया और बिहार के किसानों को मक्के की ऐसी बीज बेचकर चम्पत हो गए जिसमें अंकुरण तक नहीं आया। इनसे उपजी मक्के की फसल में दाने नहीं आए और [...]

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A Victory for Democracy – Another Blow to Monsanto

A Victory for Democracy – Another Blow to Monsanto It’s finally happened. At last a government agency has rejected a genetically modified crop on the basis of a lack of conclusive scientific evidence that it is safe for consumers and the environment. The moratorium on the genetically engineered (GE) product also came about, in no [...]

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