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13.04.2011 |

States must be consulted on GM food crops says Indian Minister of Agriculture

Union Agriculture and Food Processing Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the Centre must consult States on genetically modified food crops. ”We will have to talk to Chief Ministers and discuss all major issues with them,” he said when asked about Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s ban last month on trials of GM maize in the State following approval by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee.

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