Ahead of the wheat sowing season, a target has been set to cultivate 1.834 million acres of land in the Faisalabad division, including 57,318 acres of government land designated for wheat cultivation this year.
The decision was finalised during a meeting chaired by Commissioner Raja Jehangir Anwar, which was attended by agriculture officials, dealers and representatives from all four district administrations of the division.
Director Agriculture Faisalabad, Chaudhry Khalid Mahmood, informed the meeting that wheat seed availability in the division exceeds the required target.
He said 275 agricultural interns are actively assisting the agriculture department in the field, while 64,000 farmers have received their "Kisan Cards" for direct facilitation. The government of Punjab has fixed the wheat support price at Rs3,500 per 40 kilogrammes for the upcoming season.
Commissioner Anwar emphasised that before the start of wheat sowing, land record officers (Patwaris) and village heads (Numberdars) must collect farmers' feedback through the "Pulse Report," ensuring that survey data reflects ground realities honestly and accurately.
He instructed officials to provide maximum facilitation to farmers, avoid ceremonial or symbolic activities and ensure that local-level issues are resolved promptly, while provincial-level concerns should be communicated to higher authorities.
Meanwhile, in a related development, Punjab Agricultural Research Director General and Chief Scientist Dr Sajidur Rehman highlighted the need for timely control of harmful insects and crop diseases to strengthen national food security. Presiding over a meeting of the Technical Sub-Committee at the Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI), Faisalabad, he said that 44 pesticide casesnew and label expansionwere reviewed for registration.
He urged the private sector to accelerate the introduction of new-chemistry agricultural pesticides, which would help protect crops more effectively, improve per-acre yield, and enhance food security.
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