Uplift of agriculture sector stressed
It was suggested that banks could issue credit cards for six months that could provide farmers with the running cost. photo: reuters
Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha on Saturday said that the Punjab government was taking all possible steps for the development of the agriculture sector.
Presiding over a prize distribution ceremony organised by Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD), Rawalpindi Division for the farmers who succeeded to achieve positions in the wheat production competition, the commissioner hailed the initiative and said that through such competitions, the spirit of hard work and more production would be highlighted among the farmers.
A huge amount had been allocated in the current budget, Chatha said. The Agriculture Department had taken solid steps to solve the problems of the farmers at the tehsil level, he said adding, through this way, the agriculture sector could be improved at the local level.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 16th, 2023.