EXHIBIT 23.1



            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



The Board of Directors
Delta and Pine Land Company:



We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 of Delta and Pine Land Company of our reports dated  November 14, 2005,
with respect to the  consolidated  balance sheets of Delta and Pine Land Company
as of August 31,  2005 and 2004,  and the  related  consolidated  statements  of
operations,  stockholders'  equity and comprehensive  income, and cash flows for
each of the years in the three  year  period  ended  August  31,  2005,  and the
related   financial   statement   schedule,   management's   assessment  of  the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2005
and the effectiveness of internal control over financial  reporting as of August
31, 2005, which reports appear in the August 31, 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Delta and Pine Land Company.


/s/ KPMG LLP
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Memphis, Tennessee
April 4, 2006