LAHORE: Cotton cultivation is picking up fast in Punjab and 50 per cent area has been brought under cultivation, said Agriculture Secretary, Punjab Iftikhar Ali Shahu at a meeting held at All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), Lahore office. Somewhere The growth of cotton and the improvement of the textile industry.
Secretary Energy Naeem Rauf, Patron APTMA Gauhar Ejaz, President APTMA Hamid Zaman, Director General Agriculture (Extension) Dr Anjum Ali and other stakeholders were present in the meeting.
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahu said that the Punjab government is committed to the revival of cotton and all resources are being used to achieve the cotton production target. The government has fixed the pre-sowing support price of cotton at Rs 8500 per head, which will make cotton farming profitable.
Apart from this, farmers will get a subsidy of Rs 1000 per bag on the seeds of selected approved varieties for 0.6 lakh acres. In addition, subsidies worth billions of rupees are being given on phosphorus and potash fertilizers to reduce the production cost of farmers.
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