Hunger problems arise from multiple reasons lack of purchasing power and low food availability. India is self-sufficient in cereal grains but has a major deficit of legumes and edible oils. Increasing crop productivity with conventional breeding is not possible. GM technology could be of value in breeding crops with desirable characteristics to increase productivity.
Author - A Amarender Reddy, joint director, School of Crop Health Policy Support Research (SCHPSR), ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management (NIBSM).
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