40-day agricultural census inaugurated

Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Zulqarnain Langrial on Wednesday inaugurated a 40-day agricultural census which would continue till February 10 in the district.

Inaugurating the agricultural census at Union Council (UC) Premnagar, the DC said that through the agricultural census, the government would get accurate and comprehensive information about the country's agriculture, which would help improve agricultural policies in days to come.

He said the country's agricultural production, crop types, number of farmers and other important agricultural related information would be digitally counted during the census.

He said the agricultural census was very important for understanding the role of agriculture in the country's economy. He said that information obtained through it could be used to formulate strategies to increase agricultural production and better facilities could be provided to farmers.