ISAAA releases latest videos - 24 minutes video The Story of Bt Brinjal in
India and shorter 7 minutes video Bt Brinjal: Safer, Better & Affordable.
The Story of Bt Brinjal in India documents the process of development,
deregulation, demand and debate on Bt bribjal (eggplant/aubergine) in India.
The experts objectively answer key societal concerns including Why India
needs Bt brinjal? How rigorous is safety assessment process? Why Bt brinjal
is Safe? Who would benefit from Bt Brinjal? And Why Bt brinjal is
indispensible for farmers and consumers? Whereas, the Short Video Bt Brinjal
- Safer, Better & Affordable captures the diverse views of experts, farmers
and consumers on Bt brinjal in India. The key stakeholders navigate the
viewers through the confusing myths of science, safety, regulation and
economics of Bt brinjal for the Indian society to make informed choice on
this technological breakthrough based on evidence rather than rhetoric.

The educational videos attempt to bridge science and society about the
science of recombinant DNA technology, approval process and status of Bt
brinjal, which has undergone rigorous safety assessments by the regulatory
authorities from 2001 to 2009. The apex regulator GEAC declared Bt brinjal
safe for environmental release in Oct 2009 before the MOEF imposed the
moratorium on Bt brinjal on 9 Feb 2010. Over the last four years, farmers
and consumers have been denied the choice of adopting and accepting Bt
brinjal and missed the enormous opportunity of benefits including
significantly reducing insecticide sprays by farmers and
pesticide-residue-free brinjal fruits for consumers.

On the contrary, Bangladesh in a historic decision approved the official
release of four biotech varieties of insect-resistant Bt brinjal for seed
production and initial commercialization of Bt brinjal technology on 30 Oct
2013. Bt brinjal technology was originally developed by Mahyco in India.
Small farmers in Bangladesh started cultivation of Bt brinjal on 22 Jan
2014. A large scale adoption of Bt brinjal is expected to positively impact
the income of thousands of smallholder farmers in Bangladesh who will
profitably use these technologies for the benefit of consumers. The big
question is how long India would afford to deny the enormous benefits of Bt
brinjal to millions of farmers and consumers in the country.

Download the high resolution short and long version Bt brinjal videos The
Story of Bt Brinjal in India and Bt Brinjal: Safer, Better and Affordable
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Brief 38 on Bt Brinjal The Development and Regulation of Bt Brinjal in India
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8-2009.pdf. A short version of this brief in the form of a Pocket K on Bt
brinjal in India has been published, updated and translated in 8 Indian
languages which are available at:
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