Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday that the country should adopt genetically modified (GM) crops in order meet the higher foodgrain requirement under the landmark food security law.
"We have to accelerate the pace of agricultural growth on a sustainable basis to meet the additional requirement of foodgrain for proper implementation of the food security Act," Pawar said as he addressed a national rabi conference.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/take-gm-route-meet-higher-grain-needs-says-pawar
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
