Rights activists irked by GM fruit project funding

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RIGHTS ACTIVISTS IRKED BY GM FRUIT PROJECT FUNDING

By Annapurna Jha
The Pioneer
http://www.dailypioneer.com
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Taking strong exception to the Indian Government and
Microsoft owner Bill Gates� funding of Australian
scientist James Dale to develop Genetically engineered
bananas enriched in iron to curb death of Indian women
during child birth due to anemia, many rights and
environmental protection groups have launched a campaign
against it on Wednesday.

Spearheading the campaign, noted environmentalist Vandana
Shiva wrote to Prime Minister saying that the government
is wasting millions of rupees of public money on
�inefficient, useless but hazardous experiment on GMO
banana�. Bill gates has granted 15 million dollar to the
scientist of the Queensland University of Technology
while the Indian government has also contributed to 1.44
million dollars and Rs 80 million for the project in the
name of saving women.

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