?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=GM+Crops+in+India%3A+Why+Open+Pandora%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s+Box%3F&rft.creator=Das%2C+Kasturi&rft.subject=+Food+security%2C+food+quality+and+human+health&rft.subject=Technology+assessment&rft.subject=India&rft.description=In+the+backdrop+of+ever+increasing+resistance+against+GE+in+different+parts+of+the+globe%2C+the+UPA+government+is+planning+afresh+to+give+transgenic+crops+a+big+push.+A+panel+has+been+set+up+to+formulate+a+National+Biotechnology+Policy+by+January+2005+so+as+to+ensure+a+speedy+approval+of+GM+crops.+The+panel+is+likely+to+gather+key+inputs+from+the+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98Report+of+the+Task+Force+on+Application+of+Biotechnology+in+Agriculture%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99+headed+by+Dr.+M.S.+Swaminathan%2C+who+is+again+a+member+of+the+new+panel.+In+this+context+the+article+reveals+certain+glaring+flaws+and+contradictions+inherent+in+the+Task+Force+Report%2C+that+need+to+be+taken+into+account+before+actually+accepting+its+recommendations+while+formulating+the+proposed+Biotechnology+Policy.+It+analyses+why+promotion+of+GM+crops+is+not+compatible+with+economic+wellbeing+and+livelihood+security+of+farmers%2C+health+security+of+consumers%2C+protection+of+environment%2C+external+trade+and+so+on.+Hence+it+calls+for+a+moratorium+on+GM+crops+in+India+until+conclusive+scientific+evidences+are+found+regarding+their+short+and+long+term+implications.+Finally+it+argues+that+the+solution+for+the+ongoing+crisis+in+Indian+agriculture+lies+in+organic+agriculture+and+not+in+genetic+engineering%2C+which+is+likely+to+worsen+the+situation.%0D%0A%0D%0A&rft.publisher=www.gmwatch.org&rft.date=2004-11&rft.type=Web+product&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=source&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F4107%2F1%2FGM_Crops_in_India-Published.doc&rft.identifier=Das%2C+Kasturi+(2004)+GM+Crops+in+India%3A+Why+Open+Pandora%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s+Box%3F+www.gmwatch.org.+Online+at+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gmwatch.org%2Fp1temp.asp%3Fpid%3D54%26page%3D1+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gmwatch.org%2Fp1temp.asp%3Fpid%3D54%26page%3D1%3E%3E%2C+November+2004.+www.GMWatch.org.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F4107%2F