Agriculture research station set for upgrade

Provincial Minister for Agriculture Major (Retd) Sajjad Barkwal on Sunday announced plans to upgrade the Ahmed Wala Agricultural Research Station in Karak District and introduce the cultivation of saffron as an experimental crop in the region.

Addressing the closing ceremony of the Honey Project at Ahmed Wala Agricultural Research Station in Karak district, Barkwal said that a new agricultural policy was being prepared with an aim to increase agricultural production per hectare. He said that cogent measures have been adopted from Chitral to Khyber and to DI Khan to increase the production of local crops.