ISLAMABAD: The government has so far released Rs 779.150 million for various research and developmental projects of Ministry of National Food Security and Research under its Public Sector Development programme (PSDP) 2016-17 for the uplift of agriculture and livestock sectors in the country. The government had allocated Rs 1520.521 million in its annual development programme for the fiscal year 2016-17 for research and development of agriculture sector in the country. Under PSDP, 2017-18, the government has released Rs 195.447 million for research for agriculture development projects as against the total allocation of Rs 200 million for the current fiscal year. Meanwhile an amount of Rs 109.200 million was provided for up gradation of arid research institute and establishment of new adaptive research cum demonstration institute at Seakach, Miranshah, North Waziristan Agency and Tank.
An amount of Rs 273 million had been allocated for the above mentioned projects in order to exploit the true agriculture and live stock potential existing in tribal areas of the country as well as to alleviating the poverty through development of the sectors. So far, the government has spent Rs 80 million for national pesticides resides residules monitoring system in Pakistan Agriculture Research Center as against the total allocation of Rs 200 million for the period under review.
For the enhancing per acre crop output, the government has released Rs 50 million for indigenization of hybrid seed production for enhanced crop production.
An amount of Rs 26.444 million and Rs 20 million were also released for establishment of livestock research center in Turbat Balochistan and establishment of horticulture research institute Khuzdar Balochistan respectively.
