SIALKOT: The Punjab Agriculture Department has announced that the paddy crop will be cultivated on more than 4.5 million acres of land during ‘Kharif’ season in the province.
The department’s officials said that paddy would be sown over 1.6 million acres of land in Gujranwala division while 352,000 acres land would be brought under the crop in Sialkot district. They said that in Sialkot district, the cultivation of paddy has been reduced by 40,000 acres of land as compared to previous year’s target due to lack of interest of farmers and unfavourable weather conditions.
The Agriculture department was making adequate efforts for creating awareness among the growers about use of recommended seed to attain better yield of the crop in the province, they added.
The department has initiated a well-knitted training programme for the paddy growers on the preparation of nurseries and cultivation of paddy crop aimed at attaining the fixed target in Punjab.
