LAHORE: The lifting of the longstanding ban on hybrid cotton technology has paved the way for what many industry stakeholders see as a potential turnaround for Pakistan’s cotton sector, with several seed development companies initiating large-scale trials of hybrid varieties across the country.

Field trials are currently underway in both Punjab and Sindh, with experts projecting that hybrid cotton could fully revitalise national output within the next three to four years. Pakistan’s cotton industry had been held back for over five decades by a lack of access to hybrid technology despite its regulatory approval in 2010. The recent removal of this restriction has triggered a coordinated........

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