You can further help us by making a donation. This will mean a lot for our ability to bring you news, perspectives and analysis from the ground so that we can make change together. Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name. Agriculture Bt Brinjal: Activists slam regulatory body for inaction against illegal cultivation India banned the cultivation of Bt brinjal in , but GM crops still finds its way in to the fields through illegal supply of seeds By DTE Staff Published: Friday 07 June Agriculture India.
Subscribe to Weekly Newsletter :. They receive it from intermediaries at bus stands, Chaudhary said. Seeds were exported to Bangladesh and Philippines in , as the civil society resisted field trials in India.
In , the cultivation of Br brinjal was taken up by the Bangladesh government with initially successful results. A few years down the line, however, the crops lost their resistance to pests. Officials though have maintained was a success and last September India was reportedly considering replicating the Bangladesh model.
The story of Bt brinjal is currently similar to that of Bt cotton, which also entered India illegally and made it to the fields, said Sridhar from Thanal, an organisation working on natural farming and agricultural issues in Kerala. The Bangladesh model clearly shows that pests develop resistance and would hinder production, he added.
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