The Indian environmental minister’s decision to ban on GM eggplant, known as brinjal, is bad for farmers and bad to the environment and bad for health. This is best seen in the following article:
If the adoption of GE eggplant reduces the pesticide use by 52%, as is reported from the field trials of GE eggplant, that will result in a saving of Rs. 6844/acre for hybrid growers and Rs.2784/acre for OPV growers. Results from our study suggest that GE technology provides a good alternative to pesticide use for farmers in developing countries such as India.
Kolady, D.E. & Lesser, W. (2008)
Is genetically engineered technology a good alternative to pesticide use: the case of GE eggplant in India. International Journal of Biotechnology, 10, 2-3, pp 132-147
