GN photo Originally published by Governance Now November 16, 2016 by Sakshi Kuchroo It can increase yield by a third, and put up to Rs 500 crore in farmers’ pockets. However, it is facing the same challenges that Bt brinjal did five years ago. People who fear that genetically engineered crops are not healthy or will harm them in some way are either misguided or mischievous,” says Deepak Pental, rearranging a pile of research papers on his desk. His office is at the Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants (CGMCP) which stands amid the lush green lawns of the South Campus of Delhi University (DU). The CGMCP is part of the department of genetics of the premier university. It undertakes...
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