The introduction of GMOs in agriculture is being discussed again in Pakistan

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Published Dec 26, 2023

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Large businessmen in Pakistan are seeking official permission to use genetically modified products for vegetable oil and animal feed, but their efforts have not been successful. Farmers in Pakistan have previously attempted to use GMO and hybrid cotton cake in livestock feed, but animals suffered from pulmonary diseases, leading to the abandonment of the idea. Many small farmers believe that the use of GMO cottonseed cake is causing disease in cattle, and studies in Russia have shown negative effects of GMO products on animals' vital signs and reproductive function.

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Large businessmen in Pakistan continue to count on receiving official permission to use genetically modified products for the preparation of vegetable oil and animal feed, The Express Tribune reported, citing its own sources. It is reported that these efforts have not yielded much success in Pakistan so far, but attempts to allow GMO products at various levels continue. Thus, Asif Khan, a member of the Pakistan Movement of Agriculture Workers (PKMT) from Haripur, told the publication that farmers in Pakistan had previously made attempts to add GMOs and hybrid cotton cake to livestock feed. However, this idea was soon abandoned, since animals receiving such “nutrition” suffered from pulmonary diseases. “A large number of small farmers in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces believe that the admixture of GM cottonseed cake is causing disease in cattle. Now they add wheat instead of cottonseed cake,” said the farmer. According to him, scientists added a “poison” to cotton seeds, ...

Source: Oilworld