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Surprise over World Food Prize for GMO scientists [1]

It is a prize from Monsanto to Monsanto, says one NGO

A selection committee chaired by M.S. Swaminathan awarding the World Food Prize for 2013 to three scientists including American multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto’s chief technology officer, despite prevalent controversies and concerns over the technology of genetically modified organisms, has added fuel to the worldwide GMO debate.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2013
Gargi Parsai [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
India [4], Monsanto [5], GMOs [6], M S Swaminathan [7], Genetic Engineering [8], Food Security [9], Gene Campaign [10], Biotechnology [11], Green Revolution [12], GM Crops [13], Agriculture [14], Farmers [15], Food Policy [16]

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