{"id":124080,"date":"2023-01-18T14:15:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T14:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/2023\/01\/18\/indias-gm-mustard-an-increasingly-bitter-taste\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T14:15:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T14:15:39","slug":"indias-gm-mustard-an-increasingly-bitter-taste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/indias-gm-mustard-an-increasingly-bitter-taste\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s GM Mustard: An Increasingly Bitter Taste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a fair world, Aruna Rodrigues would be heralded as an incredible individual for her ongoing struggle to protect the socio-economic and environmental integrity of India. 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