Scott, Mississippi
April 3, 2003

Delta and Pine Land Company (D&PL) has announced the appointment of David Hansen to the position of country manager, China. "With his extensive experience in the seed industry and agribusiness, David will be an integral part of our continued growth strategy in China," says Tom
Jagodinski, D&PL president and chief executive officer.

Based in Beijing, Hansen will be responsible for strategic planning, product development, production, as well as marketing and sales of the company through its joint venture businesses. Hansen will coordinate the business strategy of the joint ventures in Hebei and Anhui provinces, where the
company sells cotton seed enhanced with the Bollgard gene. Cotton growers in these areas have rapidly adopted D&PL genetics given the yield and quality potential inherent in Deltapine's products.

Prior to joining D&PL, Hansen was sales and marketing manager for AGROTAIN International in Canada, responsible for nitrogen stabilization technology and market development in both crop and turf segments. Previously, he was sales and marketing manager for Advanta Seeds and its predecessor Zeneca Seeds. In this position, he was responsible for the sales and marketing of hybrid and synthetic canola technology as well as sunflower technology in Canada. His work outside Canada included the development of seed technology in the US and Brazil.

Delta and Pine Land Company is a commercial breeder, producer and marketer of cotton planting seed and soybean varieties. For almost 90 years, the Company has used its extensive cotton plant breeding programs and diverse germplasm base to develop improved varieties for producers around the world.
Based in Scott, Mississippi, Delta and Pine Land (NYSE: DLP) has offices in eight US states along with operations in several foreign countries including China.

Deltapine is a registered trademark of D&PL.
Bollgard is a registered trademark of Monsanto.