Biotechnology: Monsanto, others form committee

The committee’s work will be governed by policies and procedures of CropLife International and CropLife Pakistan.

LAHORE:


CropLife Pakistan has formed a biotech committee in an effort to create more awareness of biotechnology in agriculture in Pakistan.



The committee will be chaired by Monsanto, a US agricultural biotechnology corporation, and its members will be DuPont Pioneer and Syngenta, said CropLife Pakistan senior member Farooq Shahid at a press conference on Thursday. The committee’s work will be governed by policies and procedures of CropLife International and CropLife Pakistan. Biotechnology is considered a tool that will improve food security and reduce poverty.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2013.

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