EXHIBIT 23.2 Consent of Independent Public Accountants Exhibit 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form S-8 registration statement of our report dated October 11, 1996 included in Delta and Pine Land Company's Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1996, and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement. /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP Memphis, Tennessee, February 3, 1997