Agriculture scientist and president of Indian Organic Farmers’ Association, G. Nammalwar, has called upon the farmers to shun genetically modified (GM) seeds being marketed by multinational companies, and continue to raise traditional crops. Mr. Nammalwar was addressing a seminar on ’Save our rice campaign,’ and ’Impact of GM technology,’ jointly organised here on Saturday by the Federation of Consumer Organisations - Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry (FEDCOT), the Consumer Research Education Action Training and Empowerment Trust (CREATE) and Thanal, Kerala.