Where It Will Hit The Son Of The Soil
- The KIA paves the way for more agriculture patents, making farmers dependent on private firms for technology
- Thrust is on new research rather than better efficiency of existing technologies
- Transfer protocol of bio-resources for research unclear. So, danger of bio-piracy.
- Major agri-business corporations well represented on the KIA board
- Left says the inherent privatisation in the deal is against the CMP of UPA regime
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