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2007-02-16 | permalink
MINFAL seeks approval for bio-tech cotton in Pakistan
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MINFAL) has intensified its efforts to get approval for two varieties of the locally developed bio-tech (Bt) cotton from the Ministry of Environment as the country is expected to officially introduce Bt crops in the country this year, a senior government official told Daily Times. Independent agricultural experts, however, said that the concerned government authorities were proceeding slowly in introducing the new technology in farming as the regional countries including China and India were going well ahead of Pakistan.
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2007-02-16 | permalink
MINFAL seeks approval for bio-tech cotton in Pakistan
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MINFAL) has intensified its efforts to get approval for two varieties of the locally developed bio-tech (Bt) cotton from the Ministry of Environment as the country is expected to officially introduce Bt crops in the country this year, a senior government official told Daily Times. Independent agricultural experts, however, said that the concerned government authorities were proceeding slowly in introducing the new technology in farming as the regional countries including China and India were going well ahead of Pakistan.
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