PTI | New Delhi, It argued Indian farmers have proved high yields can be obtained through sustainable agronomic processes and termed as false the claims of higher yield through the GM mustard.
JD(U) today said the Centre’s move of collecting public feedback on the risk assessment report on GM mustards by an expert committee “reeks of non-serious intent” and demanded that the hybrid variety should not be approved for commercial release.
It argued Indian farmers have proved high yields can be obtained through sustainable agronomic processes and termed as alse the claims of higher yield through the GM mustard. “The three GMOs (genetically modified crops), according to its developers, will have higher yields, but they have been silent about the fact that the GM mustard has been engineered to be herbicide tolerant,” the party said in a letter to Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave.