India Can Double Maize Output by 2047 Sans GM Seeds: Minister

THE COUNTRY HAS the potential to double maize production to 86 million tonne by 2047 from the current level of over 42 MT through development of high-yielding non-genetically modified (GM) seed varieties with higher starch content, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday.

- SANDIP DAS

"We don't use genetically modified seeds, but we can still raise the productivity levels," Chouhan said at the 11th maize summit organised by industry association FICCI.