Seed's pest-management failure raises red flag at Monsanto

A genetically modified cotton produced by Monsanto is failing to control pests in several Indian states, the company said in early March.

The survival of the pink bollworm in Monsanto's Bollgard brand cotton was detected in four of the nine Indian states where the cotton is grown.

Recently, India's environment minister, Jairam Ramesh, said the country should be more cautious in adopting genetically modified crops. He imposed a freeze on commercial cultivation of Monsanto's Bt brinjal, or eggplant, until further health and environmental safety tests can be conducted. The Bt brinjal is the first genetically modified food crop grown in the country.

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