'Punjab steps up efforts to boost agriculture'

MULTAN:

Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has said the development of the agriculture sector and prosperity of farmers are among the government's top priorities, directing officials to intensify efforts to guide farmers and improve crop production.

He made these remarks while chairing a meeting in Multan to review the situation of cotton, rice and other agricultural crops in Punjab, along with measures to promote agricultural activities and provide technical guidance to farmers.

The meeting was informed that the overall condition of the cotton crop in Punjab was satisfactory, while rice had been cultivated over more than six million acres against the target of five million acres.