India: Monsanto sees opportunities in hybrid vegetable seed market
The company also feels that there is a possibility of Bt brinjal, which is grown in Bangladesh, illegally finding its way to West Bengal owing to its higher yield and lower cost of production.
Except for Bt cotton, India has banned genetically modified (GM) crops and the government recently halted field trials, including that for brinjal and rice. Subsequently, a controversy broke out when it was revealed that MPs belonging to the ruling NDA were planning to travel to the US on a study tour organised by Monsanto. The BJP has asked its MPs to drop out of the trip, reportedly at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The US company, which also produces non-GM seeds, believes that Indian farmers can double their yields using such conventionally generated varieties.
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