19.12.2011 | permalink
The future of bio-technology in the agriculture sector will depend on the ability of farm scientists to convince people about its benefits, noted farm scientist M S Swaminathan said today. “Future of biotechnology will depend upon our ability to convince the people about how this science can provide a new dimension to agriculture,” Swaminathan said here. [...] For the private firms engaged in producing genetically modified seeds, the eminent farm scientist said there was a difference between spending on public relations and spending on public information.