{"id":123321,"date":"2022-10-31T16:11:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T16:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/2022\/10\/31\/indias-gm-mustard-and-the-30-year-path-to-food-tyranny\/"},"modified":"2022-10-31T16:11:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T16:11:46","slug":"indias-gm-mustard-and-the-30-year-path-to-food-tyranny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/indias-gm-mustard-and-the-30-year-path-to-food-tyranny\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s GM Mustard and the 30-Year Path to Food Tyranny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A public interest litigation is currently before India\u2019s Supreme Court which challenges the drive to commercialise the growing of genetically modified (GM) mustard in India. On 26 October 2022, however, the country\u2019s apex regulatory body \u2013 the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee \u2013 sanctioned commercialisation of the crop.   <\/p>\n<p>The central government has in the past stated commercialisation will not go ahead prior to the court\u2019s decision, but this remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Approval is a significant moment for the agri biotech industry, not least because GM mustard can be regarded as a pioneering crop that could open the doors to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theecologist.org\/News\/news_analysis\/2986125\/rice_wheat_mustard_india_drives_forward_first_gmo_crops_under_veil_of_secrecy.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">range of other GM food crops<\/a> that are in the pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, only one GM crop is legally cultivated in India, Bt cotton \u2013 designed to resist certain pests. 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