India’s biotech regulator, the GEAC, has approved GM mustard for commercial cultivation
India’s biotech regulator, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), has approved genetically modified (GM) mustard for commercial cultivation, paving the way for the country’s first transgenic food crop, nearly 15 years after its invention. The decision is “great for the country” because GM mustard would bring “better yields and lower costs for farmers”, said Deepak…