Genetically modified crops are “Terminator technology” that kills the basic instinct for survival, Kapil Shah, one of the pioneers of the organic farming movement, says.
Presenting his views on genetically modified (GM) seeds at the Natural Farming Summit 2017 in Bengaluru today (May 9), Shah questioned the “unethical tinkering of genes” for more productivity. The summit has been organised by the Sri Sri Institute Agricultural Sciences & Technology Trust SSIAST).
“Whatever the scientists do, are they always ethical? Not really. You would be surprised to know that India ranks 31 out of 72 cotton-growing nations. Interestingly, 21 countries, which do not use BT cotton, are ahead of India when it comes to productivity,” Shah adds.
Building on the idea that the problem of pest has multiplied over the past 50 years due to the increased use of pesticides—from just three pests in 1965 to 14 pests in 2015—Shah
— source downtoearth.org.in | Subhojit Goswami | 09 May 2017