Muhammad Mahmood says agriculture sector is facing numerous problems including low productivity. PHOTO: APP
FAISALABAD: Punjab Agriculture Secretary Muhammad Mahmood has stated that researchers should come up with viable policies for different problems faced by the agriculture sector in order to make it more profitable.
He was speaking at a joint meeting of the Steering Committee and Council for Research and Policy organised by US-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies (USPCAS) at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad.
“The agriculture sector is facing numerous problems including low productivity, water scarcity, decreasing agriculture land and marketing issues,” said the secretary.
He said the government was making all out efforts to address the problems of the farming community and stressed on creating awareness among the farmers about the modern agro-based technologies.
Lauding the steps being taken on the part of UAF and USPCAS, he also stressed upon the need to create collaboration between the agriculture department and USPCAS to help improve the former. Also present on the occasion, the National Assembly former speaker Syed Fakhar Imam called for joint efforts to address the problems of the sector including water irrigation, quality of agriculture components like soil and seed.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 8th, 2016.
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