An Analysis of the GM Crop Debate in India

Egorova, Yulia; Raina, Rajeswari S.; Mantuong, Kamminthang

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“…Controversy has been marked even in those countries where approvals have been impressively rapid. All too commonly, the regulation of GM crops has been challenged as inadequate, even biased, and in some settings such as Brazil (Guivant & Macnaghten, 2015), India (Egorova, Raina, & Mantuong, 2015) and Mexico (Carro-Ripalda, Astier, & Artía, 2015), the planting of certain GM crops has been at times legally suspended. While in other regions such as Europe, governing bodies have struggled to resolve the dilemma of how to stimulate the development of biotechnological innovation for the benefit of the economy and the environment while maintaining public legitimacy.…”

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Breaking the impasse: Towards a forward‐looking governance framework for gene editing with plants

Macnaghten

Habets

2020

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“…The agronomist said that the attempt to modify the name is due to the economic interests of the companies that market and exert considerable pressure on the legislators. Some researchers stated that Brazilian and Indian governments have pursued a green revolution to improve trade, please agribusiness multinationals and agrarian elites, sustain diplomacy with countries and compete in the market for profi t (Motta, 2016;Carvalho, 2014;Stone, 2007;Egorova, Raina & Mantuong, 2015;Melgarejo, 2018).…”

Section: Organizational Fi Eld and Institutional Pillars: Theoretical Concepts For Understanding The Structuring Of The Pesticide Sectormentioning

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“…Beyond the fact that farmers' rights in plan protection varieties have been introduced after claims from civil society (Perschad, 2016), the decisions about the political measures related to GM crops have lacked transparency and a holistic vision, which contemplates paths other than third green revolution package (Raina, 2015). Although the government affi rmed that GM seeds are safe and a satisfactory technology to Indian society, the process of their institutionalization was marked by the following contradictory and unexpected aspects:  Considering that the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee's work on the legalization of BT cotton was based on totally confi dential data from the fi eld trials, when NGOs questioned about the degree of scientifi cation trials, the government ignored the demand from civil society for transparency and answered that its decision was drawn from outcome of close data (Kumbamu, 2006);  Field trials for BT cotton did not cover the entire spectrum of cotton-growing areas (Egorova, Raina & Mantuong, 2015);  BT cotton varieties of Mahyco Monsanto Biotech were sold and illegally cultivated in Gujarat (a similar case to Brazil), while under fi eld trials (Egorova, Raina & Mantuong, 2015). It is worth to highlight that after the Ministry ordered the destruction of the illegal BT cotton, the central government -under requirements of farmers and the state government -reviewed its decision and pushed the case aside by arresting the Manager Director of the seed company responsible for distributing illegal seeds.…”

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Organizational Field And Institutional Pillars: understanding the pesticide field in Brazil and India ## Campo Organizacional e Pilares Institucionais: discussão para entender o campo dos pesticidas no Brasil e Índia

Borges¹,

Santos²,

Ckagnazaroff³

2021

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Este texto teve como objetivo discutir conceitos que constituem e atravessam a teoria institucional de modo a construir uma epistemologia estruturalista que possa oferecer subsídios para futuros pesquisadores que desejem estudar a evolução do campo de pesticidas no Brasil e na Índia. Especificamente, delineamos os conceitos campo organizacional e pilares institucionais para propor uma agenda de pesquisa que busque investigar conflitos e ações de multinacionais do agronegócio, políticos, agricultores familiares, agricultores pequenos, médios e grande porte, pesquisadores de diferentes áreas e organizações do terceiro setor a fim de legitimar suas definições sobre os pesticidas. Isso é importante, pois, de um lado, os pesquisadores da área da saúde poderiam definir os pesticidas como prejudiciais à saúde humana, sugerindo, assim, que o governo proíba sua comercialização. Por outro, com o objetivo de sensibilizar os políticos e a sociedade, as multinacionais do agronegócio poderiam definir os pesticidas como tecnologias fundamentais para proporcionar alta produtividade e segurança alimentar à população.ABSTRACTThis paper aimed to discuss concepts that constitute and traverse institutional theory, so as to build a structuralist epistemology that might offer support to future researchers that intend to study the evolution of the pesticide fi eld in Brazil and India. Specifically, we defi ned the concepts of organizational fi eld and institutional pillars. This was made in order to propose a research agenda that seeks to investigate conflicts and actions taken by agribusiness multinationals, politicians, family farmers, small, medium and large agriculturists, researchers from different fields and organizations of the third sector, thus legitimizing their definitions about the pesticides. This is important because health researchers could define them as harmful to human health, thus suggesting that the government should forbid their commercialization. On the other hand, aiming at sensitizing politicians and society, agribusiness multinationals could define pesticides as fundamental technologies for providing high productivity and food safety to the population.

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“…Pest control measures which generally employed males, are no longer required and the saved labour can be effectively utilized in alternative agricultural or non-agricultural vocations making the rural household richer than ever before. Health hazards to the labourers handling insecticides and pesticides have also come down drastically, improving individual health (Egorova et al, 2015).…”

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Genetically Modified Crops- Need of the Hour: An Indian Perspective

Sood¹,

Gupta²,

Rath³

et al. 2021

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The sustainable growth in agriculture faces many challenges owing to the limited availability of land and water besides the biotic stresses (pests, insects) and abiotic stresses (drought, saline, heat, floods etc.). The unreliable rainfall in India and poor irrigation facilities further aggravate the problem of food crop production. Due to such climatic unpredictabilities, there is a dire need for the development of improved crop varieties. The goal of such an approach is to focus on the production of new varieties that can withstand the biotic and abiotic stresses and may add to the food productivity with better yields and nutritional enrichment. Advances in genetic engineering have contributed to the development of improved crops where scientists have been able to engineer desirable traits making them more beneficial. Although concerns have been raised in the past (vis-a-vis consumer acceptance, mandatory vs voluntary labeling of genetically modified (GM) products, approval of regulatory procedure), nevertheless GM crops have the potential to be the game changer in the Indian agriculture and will prove to be a boon to decrease the drudgery of the common Indian farmer and increase his prosperity in absolute terms. Several aspects need to be taken into account from sowing of seed, overcoming the stress of drought, salinity and frost at the outset to decreased dependence on chemical pesticides, herbicides, decreased use of insecticides, improving the nutrient profile of crops, prevention of spoilage, increasing the shelf life and higher profit gains and last but not least protecting the environment.GM crops offer tremendous scope for the farming community, society at large and the nation on the whole.

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An Analysis of the GM Crop Debate in India

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Organizational Field And Institutional Pillars: understanding the pesticide field in Brazil and India ## Campo Organizacional e Pilares Institucionais: discussão para entender o campo dos pesticidas no Brasil e Índia

Genetically Modified Crops- Need of the Hour: An Indian Perspective

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