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The Indian government has approved the import of 1.5 million tonnes of genetically modified soybean meal for poultry farmers, marking the first time the country allows such imports due to high domestic soybean prices. Despite opposition from anti-GMO activists, the Ministry of Environment and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have authorized the import, citing that it falls outside the jurisdiction of food safety as it is not consumed by humans. In other news, the monsoon rains in India have accelerated but are unevenly distributed, leading to concerns about crop planting. The fourth preliminary estimates by the government suggest a 3.74% increase in food grain production to a record 308.65 million tonnes for the 2020-21 crop year, attributed to better production of key crops like rice, wheat, pulses, and oilseeds.
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Import of 1.5 million tonnes of genetically modified soybean meal authorized; monsoon rains accelerate but are unevenly distributed; publication of the fourth preliminary estimates of food grain production; FSSAI notifies Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Third Amendment Regulations, 2021 Import of 1.5 million tonnes of genetically modified soybean meal authorized Government has allowed poultry farmers to import 1.5 million tonnes of deoiled meal made from genetically modified soybeans. Poultry farmers had asked the government for permission to import genetically modified soybean meal from the United States, Brazil and Argentina after domestic prices of soybeans, a key ingredient in poultry feed, have exceeded 100,000 INR (1,143 euros) per tonne. This made the feeding of poultry, and therefore the production of poultry, more expensive. This is the first time that India has allowed the import of genetically modified soybean meal, as the import ...
Source: Tresor National - Economie
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