TEXTILE INDUSTRY DOUBTS OVER NEW HIGH YIELD COTTON SEEDS
November 1st, 2017
PAKISTAN'S Punjab provincial government, with the assistance of US firm Monsanto, is to introduce new climate smart and high yield cotton seed varieties, aiming at increasing the per hectare yield in the province. However, the country’s textile industry and farmers’ representatives are concerned that this and other initiatives will only make a difference if government officials work harder to ensure new seed is delivered to growers.
Dr Sagheer Ahmad, director of the Punjab government-run cotton research station, Multan, is optimistic, however: "At present, ...
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