LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Agriculture Dr Farrukh Javed has directed the Punjab Seed Corporation to decrease price of certified cotton seed by Rs1,000 per bag.
The corporation will provide 75,000 bags of certified seed to farmers at 1200 outlets of registered dealers besides at its own 16 sales points at reduced price in the province.
The minister said that reduction in price will break monopoly of multinational companies dealing in seed business. He added that this decision had been made in the interest of the farming community to increase their profitability. He urged farmers to use certified seed of approved cotton varieties at appropriate time to get optimum yield.
He reiterated that certified seed of approved cotton varieties being marketed by Punjab Seed Corporation has resistance against diseases through which farmers can enhance their per acre yield.
