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Suspected cultivation of banned Bt brinjal, HT cotton in some states: Minister

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 07 2020 | 10:16 PM IST

Few incidence of suspected open cultivation of banned Bt brinjal and aherbicide-tolerant (HT) variety of cotton were reported in five states, including Maharashtra and Gujarat, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said in Parliament on Friday.

Bt cotton is the only Genetically Modified (GM) crop approved in 2002 by the government for commercial farming in the country and, therefore, cultivation of other unapproved GM crops are banned in India, he added.

In his written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the Minister said "Few incidences of suspected open cultivation of Bt brinjal and HT cotton were reported in Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh."

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First Published: Feb 07 2020 | 10:16 PM IST

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