Posted on November 30, 2016 Business Recorder, 30 November 2016 Tahir Amin ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to invite foreign seed companies to overcome cotton seed shortage and increase yield after getting legal protection through proposed “Plant Breeders’ Right Bill.” The Senate last week passed the ‘Plant Breeders’ Right Bill’ and with the adoption of the bill by both Houses of …
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LHC issues notices to federal govt over unconstitutional legislature
Posted on January 11, 2017 The Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the federal and Punjab governments in writ petitions challenging the Seed (Amendment) Act, 2015 and the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2016. The petitions, filed by a Multan-based NGO Sojhla for Social Change through environmental lawyer Ahmad Rafay Alam, were presented before Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah. The …
THREAT TO STOP SELLING BT COTTON SEEDS IRRESPONSIBLE: MAHYCO MONSANTO
Posted on January 22, 2018 17 January 2017 The war of words between Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (India) Private Limited (MMBL) and the National Seed Association of India (NSAI) continues with MMBL issuing a rebuttal to the allegation made by the latter on the failure of Bollgard II and its consequences. MMBL has contended that it is not responsible for development of resistance in pink bollworm and …