Niti member bats for GM edible oils for self-sufficiency
India must embrace GM edible oil crops for self-sufficiency, says Niti Aayog’s Ramesh Chand. He advocates strict labelling to protect consumer choice and transparency. Chand also suggested offering the US limited agricultural market access, including in edible oils, with safeguards to balance trade interests while addressing domestic production and consumer concerns.
India needs to adopt newer technologies such as genetically modified varieties of edible oils to become self-sufficient, said noted agri economist and Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand, while making a case for stringent labelling to safeguard interests of consumers who do not wish to consume such produce.
Chand told ET that India can offer access to the US in select areas of agriculture such as edible oils with some safeguards.
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Source : The Economic Times
