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India Can Double Maize Output by 2047 Sans GM Seeds: Minister
Financial Express Chennai
|July 08, 2025
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.
"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.
This story is from the July 08, 2025 edition of Financial Express Chennai.
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