Chairperson of the Planning Commission’s Task Force on Agro-biodiversity and Genetically Engineered Organisms and founder of Gene Campaign, Suman Sahai has been advocating for farmers’ rights and against the dangers of genetically-modified (GM) crops for more than a decade. One of India’s foremost agro-economists, Sahai feels the country should avoid buying expensive gm seeds from global monopolistic corporations when it has the resources to develop indigenous technology. What is required, she told Harsha Baruah and Swati Mongia, is to develop a methodology to solve problems at an affordable cost and increased agricultural research.