Fields of (un)certainty: some issues of genetic engineering in agriculture – Video

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Fields of (un)certainty: some issues of genetic engineering in agriculture
A talk by Benson Issac, faculty, Azim Premji University at Azim Premji University September 26, 2012 About the Topic Debates around scientific, social, economic and environmental risk and uncertainities have been an integral part of the controversy around the introduction of GMOs in agriculture in India. After Bt cotton - the first crop that was cleared for commercial cultivation, all proposed genetically modified food crops have been stopped from receiving clearances at various stages of the regulatory process. The talk will discuss these uncertainties and the various stakeholder positions -- from organic farmers to corporations and the government. The talk will foreground the proposed changes to be introduced by the BRAI bill and the implications it has on the regulatory system, centre-state relations and linked issues of environmental governance and agricultural policy. About the Speaker Benson Issac , has been with the Azim Premji Univeristy for over a year. He is interested in issues of alternative livelihoods that bring together the agency of young people and their world of work, traditional skills, issues of social and economic sustainability. He is involved closely with a group of young organic farmers from around Bangalore Rural District. He is keenly interested in issues of traditional artisans and is exploring ways of working with them, that will look at artisans as not merely producers seeking a market but people with alternative worldviews and knowledge ...From:AzimPremjiUniversityViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:28:25More inScience Technology

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