LEISA Magazine, volume 17
Issue 4 - GE - not the only option
Citizens' juries on GMOs and farming futures in India
Over the past quarter century a number of participatory methods have been developed to democratise policy-making. Citizens juries is one such method that is being used widely to get farmers involved in the debate on GMOs, which has a direct impact on their lives and livelihoods. This article describes two such juries conducted in India, in Karnataka and Andra Pradesh. In both instances, the farmers clearly said ´no´ to GMOs, and supported localised food systems instead.
Michel Pimbert, Tom Wakeford, Satheesh PV© 2004-2010 ILEIA. For comments, please mail webmaster(at)ileia.nl.