The chaos called Bt brinjal!

[Indian]

In Medhasan village of North Gujarat many farmers are complaining that Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco), a big-time promoter of the hybrid seeds, has provided some of them Bt brinjal seeds to 'try out' in their fields.

Even though such reports have not been verified by any authority in Gujarat yet, farmers who are against the introduction of Bt brinjal express the fear that sooner than later some cultivators in Gujarat might start producing illegal Bt brinjal crop, just like they had done some years back in case of Bt cotton.

Bt brinjal is a genetically modified strain created by India's number one seeds company Mahyco in collaboration with American multinational Monsanto. The companies claim that these seeds improve yields and help the agriculture sector. Bt brinjal is created by modifying its gene with the help of agro-engineering so that it can resist certain insects/pests that create havoc in the fields.

The seeds of Bt brinjal (bacillus thuringiensis brinjal) are being developed in India by Mahyco and American multinational Monsanto. Monsanto, which has invested millions of dollars in research on GM strains, is now eyeing the Indian market for their GM seeds. Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech India had also enjoyed a monopoly in the supply of Bt cotton seeds.

Ramanbhai Patel, an agro-products expert and a respected farmer from Modasa in Gujarat, while speaking to rediff.com, claims: "We will be doomed if our farmers are lured by Mahyco to accept Bt brinjal seeds. How can you sow something whose side-effects are not yet known to anyone?"

Currently, a national debate is raging on the pluses and minuses of allowing production and marketing of Bt brinjal in India.
http://business.rediff.com/slide-sho...bt-brinjal.htm

a decision on this seeds is due in mid of this month. You guys think this is good or bad ?
Im really not sure whether it is good are bad at this stage. really

[YedaAnna]

Oh my my. GMO's in India too now? Why are American companies hell bent on screwing with everyone in the world? Monsanto is a monster that should not be allowed to step on our soil!

[dhurandhar]

Modasa...nice to hear of my alma mater town in news

[swami]

What are the other drawbacks of sowing genetically modified seeds.I heard or read somewhere that seeds from these products cannot be used again for sowing.

[Rakhi]

Originally Posted by swami

What are the other drawbacks of sowing genetically modified seeds.I heard or read somewhere that seeds from these products cannot be used again for sowing.

yeah, i have read this too somewhere. Also I wonder if the taste of the brinjal will be the same like the normal ones...

[YedaAnna]

Originally Posted by swami

What are the other drawbacks of sowing genetically modified seeds.I heard or read somewhere that seeds from these products cannot be used again for sowing.

They cannot be resown coz Monsanto wants to make money every year by selling new seeds. They have investigators that inspect fields to make sure that farmers dont save seeds for the next year. They sue farmers that don't use their seeds if they find their seeds present on their farms, which happens frequently due to cross-pollination. Watch the movie Food Inc. and you will see how these suckers have fukked up our lives

Here is a rundown on GMOs. The video is kinda quirky but informative

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[Charchila]

Originally Posted by dhurandhar

Modasa...nice to hear of my alma mater town in news

Do you know any Ramanbhai Patel from Modasa?

[YedaAnna]

Originally Posted by Charchila

Do you know any Ramanbhai Patel from Modasa?

Is he a Brinjal bijnis man?

[dhurandhar]

Originally Posted by Charchila

Do you know any Ramanbhai Patel from Modasa?

I do...but there are quite a few in Modasa...have lost touch with people over there except a few near and dear ones

[Charchila]

Originally Posted by YedaAnna

Is he a Brinjal bijnis man?

No, he's a Vantyak bijnis man

[YedaAnna]

Originally Posted by Charchila

No, he's a Vantyak bijnis man

Must be someone else then. The Ramanbhai that I know is only into Brinjals.

[milanfanabhi]

hybrid fruits and vegetables screw up a lot.They are responsible for some malignant tumors and and cysts.