The country is facing at least three million tons of wheat shortage and the government has so far taken decisions for the import of 800,000 tons. Photo: file
Punjab Agriculture Secretary Ahmad Aziz Tarar has directed the relevant authorities to utilise all resources for ensuring wheat cultivation on 16.5 million acres of land in Punjab during the ongoing month.
He presided over an online meeting of directors and deputy directors of the Agriculture Extension Wing on Thursday. Meeting also reviewed the wheat cultivation situation.
The meeting was told that 64% wheat cultivation in rain-fed areas had been completed and the process of wheat cultivation in irrigated areas was in progress.
The secretary said there was need to accelerate the process of wheat cultivation in paddy areas.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 4th, 2022.
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