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India's food dilemma: High prices or shortages

New Delhi: For a man who will inherit vast tracts of fertile farmland in Punjab, India's grain bowl, Jaswinder Singh made what seemed to him a logical career move - he took a job with a telecoms company in New Delhi. "I can't go back to the village after an MBA. Delhi has more money, better quality of lif ....Read more

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A men, several men and the country men.By: George P. Joseph | Thursday , 12 Nov '09 13:01:44 PM Reply | Forward Man made food grains and manmade prices. Politicians blare for pro-agriculture activities in the country and snare the common people by price effect. Bowls of common man is ever empty and the bowls of Politicians are heaped and are importing grains!?. All Gods have been priced then what about food-grains! The common people can only look upward and murmur reckoning the yield. %u201CThe birds that are on the sky are not cultivating, harvesting or heaping in the granary%u201D! A men, Several men and the country.

I had my doubts.By: Abhijit | Thursday , 12 Nov '09 12:46:37 PM Reply | Forward Initially when I started reading this article I had my doubts that this would be another ploy to infuse GM food propaganda. I am right about that. Indian agricultural planners should not succumb to GM food under any circumstances. There is a reason why Europe has rejected this philosophy. The health effects of GM food has started encroaching into american health system. There are many here in continental US who debate about the bad effect of GM food. Morever country like ours should not be dependent on seeds for this GM food with MNC's. Jai Hind.

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