India, June 23 -- NITI Aayog's recommendation to allow genetically modified (GM) agricultural imports under the proposed India-US trade agreement has sparked strong opposition from farmer organisations. This could undermine India's food security and erode the country's agricultural sovereignty

A few days ago, in a working paper, NITI Aayog recommended, to the Indian Government that the import of genetically modified (GM) agricultural products should be allowed in the currently proposed India-US trade agreement. In this, NITI Aayog has also specifically mentioned crops like maize and soybean. It has also been suggested in the working paper that the Government should also offer opening of the import of those agricultural products also, whi...