Pakistan

Farming community: Minister urges focus on agriculture sector

Provincial governments should invest more to uplift the agriculture sector, said Bosan

APP May 11, 2015

The conference was organised by the plant protection department in collaboration with USAID’s Enabling Environment Project. PHOTO: AFP

MULTAN:

Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Bosan said that provincial governments should invest more to uplift the agriculture sector and for the well-being of the farming community.

Addressing a roundtable conference at Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bosan said that the federal government used to allocate billions for agriculture in the national budget, however, following the 18th Amendment, the resources are diverted to provinces and handed over to them to improve the sector’s performance through maximum possible investment.

The conference was organised by the plant protection department in collaboration with USAID’s Enabling Environment Project.

Bosan said that the country has not taken advantage from the agriculture sector in accordance with its enormous potential and added that provinces are better placed to help boost the sector.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 12^th, 2015.

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