LAHORE: The Agriculture Department has advised the rice growers to harvest crops timely for getting good amount of profit.
Punjab Agriculture Information Director M Rafique Akhtar, while talking to the state-owned news agency, said that the proper harvesting and handling of rice can save 5 to 10 percent production. He suggested paddy growers to timely harvest the thick variety of rice.
The harvested crop should not be kept in field for long time because it would put negative impact on grains, he maintained. Rice grains should be put in sunlight for four to five days so they get properly dry before storage and moisture in grains should not be more than 13 percent, he added.
Rafique said farmers must select those combined harvester with which rice grains break down in less quantity.
