Next fortnight termed key for cotton crop
In a report, the Ministry of Planning assessed that Sindh’s cotton crop had been completely wiped out and 70% of the rice crop damaged. photo: file
Punjab Agriculture Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo said on Saturday that the next 15 are very important for cotton cultivation.
According to a press release, he directed all relevant departments, agriculture field teams, district administrations and revenue staff to work hand in hand with farmers to ensure that cotton is sown over the maximum area.
The secretary was chairing a meeting reviewing activities under the Cotton Action Plan 2023-24 at the Mango Research Institute. Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Saqib Ali Ateel, Additional Secretaries Task Force Muhammad Shabbir Ahmad Khan and Imtiaz Ahmad Waraich, Director General Agriculture (Extension) Punjab Dr Muhammad Anjum Ali and others were present.
The participants were informed that during the current year, Multan division has a cotton cultivation target of 1.269 million acres, of which nearly 0.74 million acres were cultivated, which is 58 per cent of the total target. Iftikhar said the target of cotton cultivation could only be achieved with better coordination.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 14th, 2023.