“No one can be judge in his own case” April 25th 2011, Patna: Ahead of a crucial meeting of a newly-constituted Expert Group to review Bt Brinjal, the GM-Free Bihar Movement has asked the members of the panel to recuse themselves from decision making as their presence was in conflict of interest. It also cited [...]
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GM Free Bihar asks crop developers to quit Bt brinjal expert group
Posted in Bt Brinjal, GM Crop, Seeds, Sustainable Agriculture, Tara Foundation, tagged Bihar, BT Brinjal, Crops, Expert Committee on Bt Brinjal, GEAC, GM, GM Crops, GM Foods, GM Free Bihar Movement, Monsanto, Swissaid india, Tara Foundation on अप्रैल 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Drought hits maize-growing farmers
Posted in Bihar Govt, Crops, GM Crop, Seeds, Sustainable Agriculture, Tara Foundation, tagged Bihar, Crops, Maize, Seeds, Tara Foundation on अगस्त 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Abhay Singh, TNN, Aug 15, 2010, 02.51am IST PATNA: Due to drought this year, the country might not be able to tap maize from the state’s three districts — Begusarai, Khagaria, and five blocks of northern Bhagalpur — whose maize yields are considered among the bests in the country. While maize has 108 industrial uses, including in the [...]
