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12.07.2012 |

Mahyco may lose license to sell Bt seeds in Maharashtra (India)

Agriculture seed major Mahyco, which has been accused of black marketing its seeds and distributing it without informing the State Government, could well stand to lose its license to sell seeds in Maharashtra. Maharashtra’s Minister for Agriculture, Mr Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, told Business Line that the State Government was left with no other option but to cancel the company’s licence, given the nature of the complaint. He charged that the company was involved in black marketing of Bt cotton seeds and added that an FIR was lodged against certain company officials. A few arrests have already been made, he said. The matter was discussed in the Assembly.

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