#SayNotoGMO, this Kisan Diwas
Remembering Chaudhari Charan Singh, the Peasant Prime Minister of India....on his Birth Anniversary....
The immaculate advances in Genetic Sciences & Engineering is a Welcome Scientific Accomplishment having immense constructive use cases for the Humanity as a whole. However its speedy and surreptitious incorporation into the National Food Chains across the Globe is nothing less than a conspiracy, which needs ample education, engagement and elimination of any possibility of GMO polluted food items, as there is no going back from there.
ReTHINK INDIA Institute would bring to the common discourse Experts from various domains to sensitise about the perils of GMO Crops from multiple angles.
Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture Sri ShivRaj Singh Chauhan Ji has also expressed his concern over the hurried deployment/adoption of GMO Crops in the Indian Landscape.
“GM (genetically modified) seeds increase dependency for farmers on Multi National Corporations. And have other ill effects too. Farmers and scientists have concerns on GM seeds. Until those concerns are not addressed, GM seeds won't be moved ahead with.”
This Sansuti shall be made on 14th of January 2025, the day Chaudhary Sahab demitted the Prime Minister’s Office after an epochal 170 day happening tenure…
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