Niti Aayog has strongly advocated use of genetically modified seed varieties for agriculture growth in the country
Niti Aayog has strongly advocated wider use of genetically modified (GM) seed varieties to revive agriculture growth in the country. The assertion came even after RSS’s economic wing — Swadeshi Jagran Manch — questioned the role and two-year contribution of Niti Aayog and raised serious questions about the think tank supporting use of GM seeds.
Arguing that the key to green revolution was highyielding crops, the government’s think tank said, “It is time for us to return to allow massive research into improving seed varieties including genetically modified one.”
In an appraisal document of 12th Five Year Plan, the Aayog said, “Elsewhere in the world, most notably the United States, GMO seeds have been in use for over two decades with no adverse effect on either crops or those cons...
