Increased cotton production urged
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South Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Captain (retd) Saqib Zafar said that staff of the Agriculture Department and farmers should strive to increase cotton production. He made these remarks while chairing a review meeting of ongoing activities about cotton production from 2023-24 on Friday.
During the briefing, participants were told that a cotton cultivation target of 2.314 million acres had been set in Bahawalpur division this year, of which 1.445 million acres had already been cultivated so far, making up 62 percent of the total target.
On this occasion, Punjab Agriculture Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo urged all stakeholders to make sincere efforts to meet the goal established for cotton production, adding that this would not only make farmers prosperous but yield positive results for the national economy. He added that Punjab government was using all available resources for the technical guidance and support of farmers.
He ordered the concerned authorities to ensure strict monitoring of the fertilizer quotas of the respective districts using a track and trace system. Legal action would be taken against dealers involved in the illegal profiteering of fertilizers.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 13th, 2023.