GM Mustard: A Baby Step Towards Food Security? Ankur Aggarwal, Managing Director, Crystal Crop Protection
On 11 May 2017, India’s regulator for transgenic products, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the Environment Ministry, recommended approval for commercial production of GM mustard. If the Ministry grants permission, it will be a first for a GM food crop in India. GM crops have been a contentious issue in India for over …