'Terminator' threatens Indian farmers

Name: 'Terminator' threatens Indian farmers
Uploaded: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:00:01 +0530
Duration: T00H00M00S
Description: For centuries, Indian farmers have owned the seeds they grow, bred new varieties and chosen seed lines, preserving its rich biodiversity. That slowly started changing with the hybrid seeds from seed companies and the genetically modified seeds. The ultimate challenge could now come from the Terminator - a gene that will render a seed from a plant sterile.

PUBLISHED ON: March 21, 2006

For centuries, Indian farmers have owned the seeds they grow, bred new varieties and chosen seed lines, preserving its rich biodiversity. That slowly started changing with the hybrid seeds from seed companies and the genetically modified seeds. The ultimate challenge could now come from the Terminator - a gene that will render a seed from a plant sterile.