GM Crops: INDIA: GEAC approves 49 new GM cotton hybrids
BharatTextile.com
May 18, 2007
Here’s the excerpt of an article published by BharatTextile.com on GM crops…
NEW DELHI: The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) has cleared 49 new transgenic cotton hybrids for commercial cultivation in a single day, industry sources said here on May 17.
The decision follows the Supreme Court's May 8 ruling, relaxing its ban on fresh approvals for commercial release of any genetically modified (GM) crop.
The committee in its meeting on 11th May has approved 49 new GM hybrids that farmers can plant in the forthcoming kharif season and this is in addition to the 62 already approved since 2002 till the Supreme Court's ban imposed on September 22, 2006.
The 49 hybrids include six of Vibha Agrotech Ltd; five each of Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd and Nandi Seeds Ltd; four of DSCL's Bioseed Research India Ltd; and three each of J.K. Agri-Genetics Ltd, Ankur Seeds and Prabhat Agri Biotech Ltd.
Further others whose transgenic received approval were: two each of Mahyco Seeds Ltd, Proagro Seed Company, Rasi Seeds, Ajeet Seeds, Pravardhan Seeds and Kaveri Seed Company; and one each of Nath Seeds, Namdhari Seeds, Zuari Seeds, Vikram Seeds, Navkar Hybrid Seeds, Ganga Kaveri Seeds and Amar Biotech Ltd….
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