PM-GM 2 LST

The introduction of GM technology or genetic engineering
to food crops has raised concerns among environmentalists, who
say their cultivation and consumption might have safety and
ecological issues.

The Prime Minister also said that interdependence among
different sectors should be taken into consideration while
planning for future management, including climate change.
"Every solution to a particular problem has consequences
in other areas," he said giving the example of forest
management in India in the recent past.
He said putting the entire emphasis on forests as an
economic resource while planning had led to "sub optimal
decisions" about choices of tree species and planting
practices.
"A single-minded focus on carbon reduction could lead to
a similar distortion if forestry choices are based on how good
they are in sequestering carbon. Mitigation of greenhouse gas
emissions is no doubt an important goal. But it must co-exist
on other equally important goals," he said. PTI WAJ
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