ChangingCottonLandscapeNeilForrester

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Acronyms AARI Ayub Agricultural Research Institute APTMA All Pakistan Textile Mills Association CABI Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux International CAMB Centre for Applied Molecular Biology CCRI Central Cotton Research Institute CLCV Cotton Leaf Curl Virus CRDC Cotton Research and Development Company CRI Cotton Research Institute EPA Environmental Protection Agency HRAC Herbicide Resistance Action Committee ICAC International Cotton Advisory Committee IP Intellectual Property MINFAL Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock NIAB Nuclear Institute of Agricultural Biology NIBGE National Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering PARB Punjab Agricultural Research Board PARC Pakistan Agricultural Research Council WUE Water Use Efficiency viii
1. Introduction This report is based on the research conducted in Pakistan during October 2008 to review the current production constraints and problems in the Pakistan cotton industry and to recommend possible solutions. All aspects and stakeholders of the Pakistan cotton industry were covered including a range of both provincial and federal government officials, private seed companies, multinational businesses, research and breeding facilities, textile and ginning industry representatives and cotton growers. Site visits to cotton fields and research institutes were undertaken in Lahore, Multan, Lodhran, Vehari, Karachi, Islamabad and Faisalabad. The terms of reference for this study are attached as Appendix A. The list of persons interviewed is attached as Appendix B. The main body of this report will cover the key problems affecting the Pakistan cotton industry and will suggest ways for the Pakistan cotton industry to overcome them to become a vibrant, forward looking, productive and globally competitive industry. The specific technical issues covered are: 1) resistance management of Bt cotton; 2) sources for available transgenic technologies; 3) suitability of Chinese Bt cottons; 4) sources of public-good biotechnology; 5) sources of cotton germplasm; 6) control of CLCV and mealybug; and 7) possible new research and development (R&D) structures. These will be addressed at the end of this report. A detailed presentation of the findings from this research was given in Lahore to a broad cross section of participants. This meeting was organized and hosted by the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) whose support and encouragement for this review is acknowledged. A final summary presentation was also given to the federal Finance Minister and the federal Minister for MINFAL (Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock) in Islamabad. 2. Major Constraints on Cotton Production in Pakistan The principal problem of the Pakistan cotton industry is a shortfall in production of cotton lint versus consumption. Production is variable from year to year at 12 million bales (170 kgs) or less while consumption is at 15 million bales. This leaves a shortfall of around 3 million bales of cotton lint which has to be imported each year to satisfy the demand of the Pakistan spinning industry. The cost of these raw cotton imports and the oil and meal forgone if the cotton could have been grown in Pakistan, is around US $ 0.8-1.0 billion per year. 1
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