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जयन्त वर्मा : संपादक, किसानी का
संकट
प्रकाशक : संवाद सोसायटी फॉर एड्वोकेसी एण्ड डेवलॅपमेन्ट
सेवा सदन, पोलीपाथर,
नर्मदा रोड, जबलपुर, मध्यप्रदेश
फोन 0761 2668472, 2665829
BT Brinjal will not be
allowed in Madhya padesh: Agriculture Minister
Bhopal, October 27, 2009: Madhya Pradesh will not allow Bt Brinjal into the
state and understands the danger of GM food crops, said Dr. Ramakrishana
Kusmariya, Minister for Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development, Government
of Madhya Pradesh here He assured a delegation of Hamara Beej Abhiyan and Beej
Swaraj Abhiyan on this issue in the context of the regulatory body in the
Government of India - Genetic Engineering Approval Committee - recently
approving Bt Brinja for commercial cultivation in India. The final decision now
rests with the Government of India, which is seeking feedback from stakeholders
on this issue.
"CM crops are the latest version of the way East India Company colonized India
in the past; these seeds will destroy Indian farming and enslave farmers. We
were left untouched by the recent financial crises essentially because Indian
farmers are self-reliant - with the entry of seeds like GM seeds, all of that
will change to the detriment of farmers. The only way to keep Indian farming
alive to keep the traditional seed exchange system alive", said the Minister.
Welcoming the stand of Madhya Pradesh Government on this matter that concerns
the health, environment and livelihoods of millions of farmers and consumers in
the country, Mr. Jayant Verma of Hamara Beej Abhiyan said, "It is good that
state governments are asserting their constitutional authority over their
agriculture. We hope to see a comprehensive legislation begin put in place by
such state from the onslaught of GM seeds".
Various groups in the Coalition for a GM-free Madhya Pradesh including Right to
food Campaign-MP, ok Jagriti Manch, Madhyachal Forum, Jan Pahal, Bhartiya Kisan
Union, Dalit Adivasi Mahapanchayat, Dalit Adivasi Mukti Sanghatan and other
welcomed the stand of the government.
"There are many ecological alternatives to pest management and other issues that
confront farmers. Since the Madhya Pradesh government has already announced a
policy to create an "organic Madhya Pradesh", we appreciate that the government
sees that GM crops are a contradiction to the government's vision. Efforts
should now be put into shifting more and more farmers towards sustainable,
ecological practices in agriculture and shift them towards, to ward off this
threat of MNC-takeover of our farming. This will improve farmer's net income and
retire their productive resource and pull them out of the current agrarian
crisis. This id the lasting solution to farmer's suicides', said Mr. Nilesh
Desai of Beej waraj Abhiyan.
Thousands of petitions have been submitted by farmer and consumers to the Chief
Minister of Madhya Pradesh in this matter.
Video by
www.prativad.com,
27/Oct/2009,
Bhopal, MP, India
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