SOME RESOURCES THAT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR PEOPLE ENGAGING WITH THE DEBATE
ON GM MUSTARD
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On GM mustard, you can access a Briefing Paper in English here. Hindi version is available here along with Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu.
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Posters on GM mustard in English and Hindi can be downloaded here.
On GMOs in India in general
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“Can GM and Organic Co-Exist in India?”: booklet, August 2014 (ASHA and Jatan)
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“Genetically Modified Foods and Crops: Some Facts That Everyone Should Know” is a brief booklet that explains various controversies related to GMOs. Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, 2013.
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You can download an introductory handbook (2008) on Genetic Engineering in Indian Agriculturehere.
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A hindi version of this handbook, more updated (2010) is available here.
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A briefing paper on Bt brinjal (2006) can be downloaded here.
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A briefing paper on Herbicide Tolerant GM crops and Monsanto’s GM maizewhich will be sought to be commercialised soon in India is available here.
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A compilation of hundreds of published papers on the various adverse impacts of GMOs is available here.
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Some useful videos, including documentaries from India related to Bt cotton and GM foods like Bt brinjal are listed atGMWatch on this link. TheIndia-specific videos can be accessed here.