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COPYRIGHT 2006 Asia Pulse Pty Ltd
KARACHI, Nov 29 Asia Pulse - Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture & Livestock Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan on Monday said that shortage of seed for sowing oilseed crops and its high cost, particularly of sunflower, was the major constraint in crop cultivation in Pakistan.
He stated this while addressing a seminar organised by ICI Pakistan, Seeds Division, and Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman Memorial Society, on the topic "Hysun: Building the future on foundation of trust".
"The Government is persuading multinational seed companies to produce hybrid seeds locally that would not only decrease the price of hybrid seeds but the issues of quality would also be addressed," the minister said and highlighted that lack of proper legislation regarding Breeder's rights was the main...
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