Expansion of GMOs: Monsanto gains competition as Indian scientist develops GM cotton

‘A scientist from India is about to give Monsanto a run for its money. A team of researchers, led by Deepak Pental, has been working for 10 years on a genetically modified mustard variety, which was recently granted approval by a government committee that determined the product is safe for “food/feed and environment,” according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The approval means the crop could become the country’s first genetically modified organism, potentially creating competition for Monsanto, which maintains a strong foothold in India.
“The government has taken the right path and experts have looked at all the data,” Pental told Reuters in a recent interview. “Our scientists have the capability to do more, but you will have to strengthen research further, educate people.”‘
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