May 2008

May 14, Daily Times

MINFAL and Monsanto sign Letter of Intent To introduce the certified BT Cotton seed, the Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock (MINFAL) Tuesday signed Letter of Intent (LoI) with Monsanto. The agreement would help Pakistan to expand cotton production through introducing Monsanto derived insect-protection technology ‘Bollgard’. Secretary MINFAL, Muhammad Ziaur-Rehman and Monsanto Company Asia Pacific Vice President, Andre Dias inked an agreement here on Tuesday. The agreement would provide an opportunity for introduction of BT Cotton varieties in Pakistan on mutually agreed arrangements. He said that LoI defines in general the basis for the parties to extend cooperation to advance transgenic technology in agriculture sector of the country.