Hyderabad, Feb. 6 -- Telangana Farmers' Commission Chairman Kodanda Reddy on Friday stressed the urgent need to preserve endangered native and traditional seeds and bring their management under the control of farmers, free from the influence of corporate companies.
He said protection of traditional seeds is a farmer's right and is essential for safeguarding the environment.
Addressing the second Telangana Annual Seed Festival organised by the Centre for Green Revolution (CGR) and Bharat Beej Swaraj Manch at the Earth Centre in Anmasupally village of Kadthal mandal in Rangareddy district, Kodanda Reddy expressed concern that multinational companies were dictating terms to state governments through the hybrid seed business. He called for cu...