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Sep 21, 2010 · India's high-protein GM potato. The humble potato now has a high-protein avatar. Scientists at the National Institute for Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) in New Delhi are planning to seek regulatory ...
- Challenges, Action and Expectation
- Regulation of GE Crops
- Concerns and The Way Forward
The global population is estimated to reach 9.6 billion by 2050 — a more than five-fold rise since 1900. We need to increase our crop production by at least 60% to feed all the extra mouths. GE plants could hold the key to sustained productivity under testing conditions. Since 1996, when GE crops were first grown commercially, their global cultivat...
Biosafety concerns about GE crops are addressed by stringent national and international policies and dedicated regulatory bodies for research, evaluation and safe use across the world. In India, multiple agencies regulate GE crops. The first set of regulations related to agri-biotech products was enacted under the Environment Protection Act (EPA), ...
Despite demonstrating potential, GE crops have faced opposition in many countries across the globe. They have been perceived by a section of society to be detrimental to environment, human health and socioeconomic parity. However, scientific data to support these perceived fears need to be generated. On the other hand, successful cultivation of lar...
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Sep 21, 2023 · The Supreme Court is the last institution standing between genetically modified (GM) food and Indian farmers and consumers. The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change approved the University of Delhi’s GM mustard seeds for cultivation on 18 October 2022. Ordinarily, this would have allowed the university to release GM ...
Sep 14, 2022 · Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are one of the most important crops worldwide. However, its production and nutrient content are endangered by both biotic and abiotic stresses. The main yield losses are caused by pest damage (e.g., Colorado potato beetle and aphids), virus disease (e.g., Potato leafroll virus and Potato viruses Y and X), or oomycete pathogens (like Phytophthora infestans), which ...
May 26, 2020 · GLP podcast: RFK Jr. recycles ‘gay frogs’ pesticide conspiracy; GMO v organic debate is over; Scientist behind gene-edited twins back in the lab Cameron English , Liza Dunn | April 10, 2024 Videos
Jan 2, 2003 · 2 January 2003. Genetically modified potatoes will play a key part in an ambitious 15-year plan to combat malnutrition among India’s poorest children. Anti-poverty campaigners have greeted the ...
Jan 6, 2022 · Introduction. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important food for human consumption behind wheat and rice, and among the top horticultural crops. 1 Two thirds of the annual yield is marketed fresh, while the remainder is processed for snack and other industrial food products, including animal feed, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, wood, and textile commodities. 2,3 In 2019, 17.5 ...
