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The aubergine argument in India

Published on : 16 February 2010 - 10:57am | By Keerthana Nagarajan (Photo: Flickr/Paul Ponraj)
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Indian farmers are demanding less genetically modified seed. Over the last year, India has been debating whether to allow production of its first genetically modified crop.

BT-brinjal, a hybrid eggplant, has caused a great deal of controversy, and Earth Beat's Mumbai correspondent Chhavi Sachdev explains why it's about more than just one particular seed.

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