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Pakistan plans to import various varieties of cotton seeds produced by foreign firms despite a ban on their import. According to officials in the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency and the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), the move followed claims by foreign seed and pesticide producing companies that adopting new cotton varieties would double Pakistan’s cotton produce from an average 12 to 13 million bales a year to 26 million bales per year.
