K-P takes measures to boost farm yield

CM says Swat agri varsity to help realise this goal

PESHAWAR:

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has said that his government has taken concrete steps to enhance production of quality agricultural produce to ensure food security in the province.

He termed the establishment of an agriculture university in Swat a flagship project of the provincial government, which will not only promote modern education and research in the agricultural sector, but will also increase the value and quality of agricultural products in the region and create employment opportunities for the people.

He added that Chashma Right Bank Lift Canal (CRBC) project is also an important achievement of his government which, upon completion, will bring hundreds of thousands of acres of barren land under cultivation in the southern districts.

While chairing a high level meeting regarding the Agriculture University Swat, the chief minister ordered transfer of all the assets of Agriculture University Peshawar’s sub-campus Swat to the newly established university of agriculture without any delay and said that every step should be taken to make it operational soon.

The meeting also made a threadbare discussion on the procedure for the transfer of assets from one university to another.

The chief minister said that agriculture university is of great importance not only for Swat but for the entire Malakand division, which will help promote agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and other sectors in the region through modern education and research.

The chief minister further said that the establishment of this university is the need of the hour to make the province self-sufficient in agriculture.

It is pertinent to mention here that 94 projects of agriculture and livestock sector have been reflected in the current annual development programme, including 72 ongoing and 22 new projects.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 19^th, 2022.