Bt Cotton from China to be Planted in Pakistan
May 15, 2009| |
Chinese experts from Xinjiang region have reached an agreement with Pakistani scientists to plant Bt cotton on 800 acres in farmers' fields in Sindh and the Punjab. Half of the area will use drip irrigation method and the other half by applying sprinkler irrigation method. The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) will monitor all research activities related to the wide scale production of colored and white cotton.
The joint research was discussed in a meeting between a two-member Chinese mission, headed by Qiquan Zhang, Director General, Agriculture Division, Xinjiang Production Corporation and the Chairman of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council Dr. Zafar Altaf.
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