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2013-07-24 |

Pakistan: foreign company speaks on GM corn field trials

Monsanto Pakistan had submitted an application in October 2008 seeking approval for seed import and field trials of Genetically Modified corn in Pakistan. The permission was granted and the process of field trials continued for two years. The trials concluded successfully in December 2010, and consequently, in February 2011, Monsanto Pakistan submitted an application and a scientific dossier seeking approval for commercial release of Genetically Modified Corn. This product is named “VT Double Pro.”