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I am Neha Saigal from Greenpeace India working in the capacity of a sustainable agriculture campaigner.
This is in response to Pushpendra Gupta (Message 19). The moratorium on Bt Brinjal was a decision taken on science and public opinion, it is one of the best examples of democratising science and technology. There is a detailed report done by the Ministry of Environment and Forests at the time which gives scientific evidence as to why that particular product was not safe for human/animal consumption. David Andow, scientist from the United States, has done a detailed product on how Bt Brinjal was a bad product. The impacts of GM crops for developing countries go far beyond science and needs to be looked at from a socio-economic and ecological perspective.
Neha Saigal
Sustainable Agriculture Campaigner,
Greenpeace India,
60 Wellington Street.
Richmond Town,
Bangalore
India
e-mail:neha.saigal (at) greenpeace.org
References:
- Decision on commercialization of Bt brinjal. Signed by Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Environment and Forests, 9 February 2010. http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/minister_REPORT.pdf (800 KB)
- Bt Brinjal: The scope and adequacy of the GEAC environmental risk assessment. August 2010. By D.A. Andow. http://www.sgm.ac.uk/pubs/micro_today/pdf/021112a.pdf (4.5 MB)
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