Policy on Use of Bt Cotton in Pakistan
July 3, 2009| |
Punjab Minister for Agriculture, Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh, has called upon agricultural scientists to utilize all their potential to produce the latest variety of Bt cotton, keeping in mind the domestic climate and requirement of the international market. The Minister made this call while presiding over a meeting in the Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB), in which a long-term policy with regard to Bt cotton and latest seed technology was discussed.
Agreement on the possible approval for eight different varieties of Bt cotton was deferred. Department officials were instructed to resubmit the varieties for approval in a meeting set for February 2010 after collecting necessary information about laws of the agricultural department and work modalities.
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