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2009-03-02 | permalink
Pakistan may scrap Monsanto BT cottonseed deal
Pakistan may scrap the deal with Monsanto on BT cottonseed after signing the agreement with China, reliable sources told Business Recorder on Thursday. Recently, Pakistan has signed an agreement with China on BT cotton. Sources said that China itself introduced BT cotton seed in its country after signing a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Monsanto in 1996 but it developed its own Bt cottonseed after re-inventing it in Chinese laboratories.
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2009-03-02 | permalink
Pakistan may scrap Monsanto BT cottonseed deal
Pakistan may scrap the deal with Monsanto on BT cottonseed after signing the agreement with China, reliable sources told Business Recorder on Thursday. Recently, Pakistan has signed an agreement with China on BT cotton. Sources said that China itself introduced BT cotton seed in its country after signing a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Monsanto in 1996 but it developed its own Bt cottonseed after re-inventing it in Chinese laboratories.
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