Farmers raise alarm over the US pressure on India to import GM feeds
They also strongly advised against accepting imports of GM animal feeds or alfalfa.
The US government has been pressuring the Indian government to allow the import of dried distillers' grains with solubles (DDGS) and GM alfalfa for livestock feed as part of a trade deal.
Rajesh Krishnan, a farmer from Wayanad, Kerala, and Co-Convenor for the Coalition, wrote that "Self-certification declaration will also lead to import of contaminated GM produce from US to India."
He also pointed out that self-certified certifications from the US will be highly unreliable as it does not maintain any segregation between GM and non-GM produce.
The Coalition also objected to proposed imports for DDGS and alfalfa hay under the proposed trade deal. It highlighted that importing GM animal feed would lead to reduced prices for farmers and further decrease in domestic animal feed production.
It also highlighted how GM alfalfa in the US has contaminated non-GM alfalfa, too, because of which it has had to face rejections from other countries.
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