MULTAN: The agriculture sector is being upgraded on scientific lines so that it could meet contemporary challenges and help improve financial condition of the farmers. This was stated by Assistant Director Agriculture Information, Naveed Asmat Kohloon in a statement issued here on Sunday. He said that the government measures including special package of Rs212b, subsidy on fertilizers, interest-free loans, promotion of certified seeds, cheap electricity for tube well and some other steps brought about good change in agriculture sector. He said that agriculture growth rate remained 3.81pc this year, which was highest for last 13 years.
According to crop reporting final assessment, Punjab produced 8,077,000 cotton bales which was 15.70pc higher as compared to last year, he added. The government distributed 110,000 smart mobile phones with special applications to guide farmers through advisory, he said. Naveed said that agriculture sector was mainstay of country’s economy and Punjab govt was committed to improve this sector and introducing facilities for the farmers.
