Exhibit 23(A)

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 24, 2003 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, which
appears in E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2002.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 27, 2003