Scotts, Mississippi
November 19, 2002

Scott Gibson joined Delta and Pine Land Company as Director of Business Development effective yesterday. Gibson will work with several groups within D&PL to continue developing the company's US  and international business and through the introduction of new products and technologies. Gibson is familiar to many in the cotton industry from the time spent working with BASF.

"Scott brings the needed strong background in business development as well as a thorough knowledge of the cotton industry to D&PL," said Rick Greene, D&PL's vice president of finance and treasurer. "Having worked with various members of the industry and our staff through previous cotton initiatives,
Scott has many of the relationships which will prove invaluable in his new role at D&PL."

Gibson worked with BASF for more than 20 years in a number of roles ranging from the science-based field biologist to his most recent role as manager of marketing strategy. His career includes extensive work in the global cotton business. He earned a bachelors degree in agronomy and a masters degree in plant sciences focusing on plant physiology at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Gibson is actively involved in the National Agricultural Marketing Association, the Southern Crop Protection Association and the Agronomy Society of America. He will be relocating to the Mid-South to work
from D&PL's Scott headquarters.

Delta and Pine Land Company is a commercial breeder, producer and marketer of cotton planting seed, as well as soybean seed in the Cotton Belt. For more than 80 years, the Mississippi-based company has used its extensive plant breeding programs drawing from a diverse germplasm base to develop superior varieties. Delta and Pine Land (NYSE: DLP) has offices in eight states and facilities in several foreign countries.