In agri, business as usual is not an option

ASHOK B SHARMA
Posted: Monday, Apr 21, 2008 at 2228 hrs IST
Updated: Monday, Apr 21, 2008 at 2228 hrs IST

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Import of fodder seeds likely: Pawar Policy vacuum, supplies behind vegetable inflation India deposits rice, wheat seeds in Svalbard Vault

New Delhi , Apr 20 :

The use of patents or intellectual property rights for transgenes and transgenics poses problems like driving up the costs, not allowing farmers to save seeds, exchange and sale, restricting further research by others and can also invite legal problems for farmers in some cases.

The IAASTD report concluded that the benefits of modern agriculture has not reached uniformly across countries....

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