ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT )
Sugarcane cultivation in Punjab increased by 20.68% Sindh increased by 0.96%, in KPK decreased by 0.8%, in Baluchistan
The minimum support price of wheat will be decided next week and fertilizer will be subsidized.
The meeting of the Federal Committee Agriculture for Rabi Season (FCA) was held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Syed Fakhr Imam, Federal Minister for Food Security and Research, with the theme “We are planting the seeds of a new agro economy”.On this occasion, the production of Kharif season crops was reviewed while the production targets of Rabi season crops were set. On the occasion, Syed Fakhr Imam said that the Prime Minister is giving priority to agriculture.Acquisition of modern agricultural technology, supply of better seeds, balanced use of fertilizers can achieve higher yields.Our livestock sector is better. Our production is better in paddy and sugarcane.While cotton production is declining due to ball warm and white fly. Syed Fakhr Imam said that now Punjab Seed Corporation gives only 3 to 5 percent seeds.The minimum support price of wheat will be decided next week and fertilizer will be subsidized. Syed Fakhr Imam said that we are in dire need of increasing wheat production.He added that the purpose of the Ministry of Food Security and Research is to formulate agricultural policy. Federal Secretary for Food Security and Research, Omar Hamid Khan, said that the purpose of the meeting was to formulate a strategy for the production target. We will bring the Prime Minister’s agricultural vision into practice.Omar Hamid Khan said that the responsibility of food security during this crisis lies with the federation and the provinces. The Prime Minister’s National Agricultural Emergency Program is an important program.Omar Hamid Khan said that crop reporting services have data. Statistics should be recorded. A dashboard will be set up for data. Agro zoning laws will be amended in collaboration with the provinces.According to him, we need resistant seeds. Was informed in the meeting that the area under sugarcane cultivation in Punjab increased by 20.68% as compared to last year, sugarcane area in Sindh increased by 0.96%, sugarcane area in KPK decreased by 0.8%, sugarcane in Balochistan. The area under cultivation increased by 3.37%.other than that compared to the previous year, sugarcane production in Punjab increased by 21.18%, sugarcane production in Sindh increased by 0.53%, sugarcane production in KPK increased by 0.14% and sugarcane production in Balochistan increased by 9.54%.In addition, the area under rice cultivation in Punjab increased by 20.30% as compared to the previous year, the area under rice in Sindh decreased, the area under rice in KPK increased by 0.25% and the area under rice in Balochistan increased by 1.77 Rice production in Punjab increased by 20.27 per cent as compared to last year, rice production in Sindh decreased by 3.24 per cent, rice production in KPK increased by 0.77 per cent and rice production in Balochistan increased by 2 per cent.In addition, the area under Moong pulse cultivation in Pakistan increased by 22.54% over the previous year. Peanut production in Pakistan increased by 57.13%.Its yield stood at 28.23.