Greenpeace opposes more food and less pesticides
India awaits go-ahead on first GM crop despite scientists’ warnings - Times Online
India will decide tomorrow whether to approve its first genetically modified (GM) food crop. It is a move that supporters argue will help to avert a global food crisis but which critics say is being rushed through recklessly.
Bt Brinjal has enormous potential to benefit farmers & consumers: AICBA | Checkbiotech
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), the Indian regulatory authority, has approved Bt brinjal for environmental release in India and its commercial release is subject to the approval from the Ministry of Environment & Forests, in 2010.
With Bt brinjal, farmers will use 70% less insecticide for FSB control and, as a result, 42% less pesticide overall for control of all insect pests. In addition to the reduced pesticide use, overall yield of marketable fruit is expected to rise 116% over conventional hybrids and 166% over conventional varieties. Higher yields and better quality produce would result in higher net income for brinjal farmers...
But our well fed friends at Greenpeace and similar organisations are against it...