Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Farmers in Bangladesh who were given Bt brinjal plants have demanded compensation for huge losses they incurred cultivating the GM crop.
Farmers said they were “fooled” and used as “guinea pigs” for failed crop, reports gmwatch.
British pro-GMO campaigner Mark Lynas presented the Bt brinjal as a success, claiming that reports about its failure were false “scare stories” put about by anti-GMO activists.
However, an investigation by The Guardian newspaper (UK) confirmed the widespread failure of the crop.
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the chief executive of Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association, said they would go to court if the government did not compensate the farmers.
Demanding cultivation of Bt brinjal to be stopped, she said the government was adamant to cultivate the controversial crop despite public outcry and failure in its field level cultivation.
BBN/AS-02Sept14-2:00pm (BST)
