June 11, 2009
"Approval of eight BT cotton varieties discussed"
LAHORE (June 11 2009): Punjab Minister for Agriculture, Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh has called upon the agricultural scientists to utilise all their potential for producing latest variety of BT cotton, keeping in view the domestic climate and requirement of the international market.
He said this while presiding over a meeting in the Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB) held here on Wednesday in which a long-term policy with regard to BT cotton and latest seed technology was discussed. The meeting also discussed approval for eight different varieties of BT cotton but deferred the approval, a spokesman of the department said.
The minister directed the department officials that these varieties should be submitted for approval again in a meeting that would be held in February 2010 after collecting necessary information about laws of the agricultural department and modalities of working.
The meeting was attended by the Chief Executive PARB, Agriculture Development Commissioner, Director General (Research), officials of agriculture department and representatives of Monsanto company. During the meeting Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh said that there is dire need of good quality BT cotton varieties to enhance production of the commodity. Representatives of the Punjab Seed Corporation (PSC) told the meeting on this occasion that it has arranged 69,500 metric tonnes of wheat seed for the next season.
Courtesy Business Recorder |
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Source by: Daily Times |
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