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Terminator technology is a genetically switch mechanism that can be triggered off by a specific chemical inducer. As a result, this technology put a ceiling on the illicit use of genetic material either by hampering reproduction or the expression of a particular trait through an inducible molecular mechanism, thus approaching to the rescue of long suffering multinational companies who have been unable to clutch farmers back from their old age practice of brown bagging and breeding seeds. The terminator technology claims to provide various benefits like protection of intellectual property rights, use of newer and more productive varieties, checking of transgene contamination. Despite of these rewards, its cons cannot be put on hold. The potential hazards of terminator technology includes -out crossing threat, reduced choice to farmers in procuring seeds and gag on using last year seeds, control on access and consequent higher costs of research material to breeders, enhanced need for monitoring and regulating GURT technology, undue control and interference of corporate in agriculture. This technology, thus, demands a very thorough investigation and extensive evaluation before terminator technology is given a free ride.
Key words: terminator technology, intellectual property, seed saving, food security.