Punjab Playing Important Role In Ensuring Food Security
Umer Jamshaid Published November 21, 2017 | 07:05 PM
Secretary Agriculture Punjab Muhammad Mehmood has said that the province was playing an important role in ensuring food security in the country
MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Nov, 2017 ) :Secretary Agriculture Punjab Muhammad Mehmood has said that the province was playing an important role in ensuring food security in the country.
The pro-farmers policies of the government resulted in 3.5 per cent increase in agriculture growth. Similarly, some crops witnessed 8 per cent increase in growth this year. The incumbent government is well aware of issues afflicting the agriculture sector, he said adding that prosperity of farmers is linked with improved agriculture.
The secretary expressed these views at a seminar on sunflower crop. He said that the Punjab government was employing all possible resources for promotion of agriculture. Pakistan used to spend Rs 285 billion on import of cooking oil.
"We are producing only 14 per cent of cooking oil in the country and we have to import 86 per cent oil from different countries," he disclosed.
There is much space for cultivation of canola. He said that the Agriculture Department has set target to cultivate canola at 200,000 acres of land in the province.
About 178,000 acre sunflower would be grown in three divisions including Multan, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan. Muhammad Mehmood added that the government was providing Rs 5,000 subsidy per acre sunflower cultivation.
Farmers can get this subsidy on 10 acres, he added. On this occasion, Chairman District Council Rajan Sultan appreciated different steps introduced by Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for enhancing agriculture production.
Chairman Pakistan Kissan Ittehad Khalid Khokhar also addressed the seminar and urged the government to offer maximum relief to farmers. Experts also highlighted different positive aspects of canola in order to motivate farmers to grow this profit-making crop.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Bugti assures transporters for addressing their problems
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar meets foreign min ..
3 drug peddlers arrested, hashish recovered
1496,990 children given polio drops in five days: DC
Six terrorists killed, hideout busted in N Waziristan IBO: ISPR
Pakistan, Qatar agree to further expand trade, investment ties
Sindh cabinet approves Rs177.5m to strengthen, mobilize various wings of police
Faisal Karim Kundi takes oath as new KP Governor
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Chaudhry seeks more vibrant ..
Tahaffuz Manzil Foster Home providing care & support to homeless children
PCB proposes April 7 -May 20 window; tweaks in rules for HBL PSL 2025
Field hospitals now operational across Punjab: Azma Bukhari
More Stories From Pakistan
-
Anwaar urges religious scholars to play role in fostering unity, solidarity
9 hours ago -
Bugti assures transporters for addressing their problems
9 hours ago -
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar meets foreign minister of Egypt
10 hours ago -
3 drug peddlers arrested, hashish recovered
10 hours ago -
1496,990 children given polio drops in five days: DC
10 hours ago -
Six terrorists killed, hideout busted in N Waziristan IBO: ISPR
10 hours ago
-
Pakistan, Qatar agree to further expand trade, investment ties
10 hours ago -
Sindh cabinet approves Rs177.5m to strengthen, mobilize various wings of police
10 hours ago -
Faisal Karim Kundi takes oath as new KP Governor
10 hours ago -
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Chaudhry seeks more vibrant role of lawyers for ..
10 hours ago -
Tahaffuz Manzil Foster Home providing care & support to homeless children
10 hours ago -
Field hospitals now operational across Punjab: Azma Bukhari
10 hours ago