Genetically Modified Crops and Indian Agriculture: Issues Relating to Governance and Regulation

Anurag Kanaujia () and Sujit Bhattacharya
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Anurag Kanaujia: CSIR-National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS)
Sujit Bhattacharya: CSIR-National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS)

Chapter Chapter 11 in Indian Agriculture Under the Shadows of WTO and FTAs, 2021, pp 215-233 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This study investigates the issues related to the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) crops and examines the regulatory framework for GM crops development and commercialisation in India. It explores the positioning of various organisations and stakeholders that have directly or indirectly influenced this technology and delineates their roles in the technological governance system. The findings of this study show that institutions promoting research and innovation are not appropriately linked with the institutions for its governance and regulation in India. As a result, even after extensive debate and creation of new institutions, there is a persisting situation of antagonism and low public trust in GM technology as a viable solution for India’s agricultural problems. This has impeded the innovation and translation process despite successful field trials of many indigenous GM crop. Further, it underlines that individual and group concerns regarding the environmental, health and economic viability of GM crops as technological intervention can be addressed by promoting it as an alternative in specific conditions only. In conclusion, a group of interventions such as the development of a system to encourage innovation, capacity building and investment in alternate technologies is suggested to equip for the ever-increasing demand of agricultural products in the future.

Keywords: GM crops; Regulation; Innovation system; Government policy; Risk; Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6854-5_11

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