An international seminar on Bt cotton to benefit small scale farmers will be organized by National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) in Faisalabad between March 4, 2007 and March 6, 2007. Event will be sponsored by International Agriculture Council.
Sources informed that suggestions for sowing NIBGE developed Bt cotton variety will be given by experts, which could help to raise production and upturn its global demand.
Country grown Bt variety has potential to yield 30 percent extra than other traditional varieties. It is pest-resistant and tolerant to heat. Seminar will be attended by participants from 65 nations inclusive of African cotton counties.
Cotton seeds developed by institutes under Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) will be sold at economical rates at a display center near NIBGE.
Pakistan had to import 2 million cotton bales from India to meet local demand, because of fall in production. Homegrown Bt cotton is a good alternative for boosting cotton production.
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