According to an expert committee in Bangladesh, the Daily Star reports, all scientific findings concerning the country’s fist genetically engineered crop — Bt Brinjal, known in the United States as eggplant — have been deemed sound. The committee is now preparing its review to forward to the agriculture ministry, officials said.
“On receipt of the experts’ report, the National Technical Committee for Crop Biotechnology (NTCCB), headed by the agriculture secretary, would look into the report and then send it to the National Committee on Biosafety (NCB) for final approval,” the article says. “Amidst concerns by green groups over release of GM crops in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was also apprised of the Bt Brinjal developments on Tuesday last, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury told The Daily Star yesterday.”
Read the full, original article here: “Modified brinjal found okay”
Additional Resources:
- “Modified brinjal taken to court,” Daily Star (Bangladesh)
- “India’s Farmers Wait as Bangladesh Embraces Biotech,” Truth About Trade and Technology
