So far, cotton has been cultivated in an area of more than 0.533 million acres in Multan division. While 0.971 lakh acres of land will be brought under cotton cultivation in DG Khan division. This information was given in a meeting chaired by Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahu to review the cotton sowing plan.
Commissioner Multan Division Aamir Khattak, Deputy Commissioner Multan Umar Jahangir, Deputy Commissioner Khanewal, Deputy Commissioner Vehari, Deputy Commissioner Lodhran, Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Saqib Ali Atil, Additional Secretary Agriculture (Task Force) South Punjab Imtiyaz Ahmed Waraich, Director General Agriculture (Extension) Dr. Anjum Ali , Director General Agriculture (Pest Alert), Rana Fakir Ahmad, Deputy Director Agriculture Information, Multan Division Director and Deputy Director Agriculture and other stakeholders participated.
Agriculture Secretary said that to achieve the cotton cultivation area and production target, all the institutions will have to fulfill their responsibility in the national spirit.
He said that during the cotton season the field staff of Agriculture Department of South Punjab would provide all possible facilities to the farmers to achieve the target of cotton cultivation.
On this occasion, the Secretary instructed to ensure the availability of quality agricultural inputs in the market during the cotton season and prepare a record of information related to dealers of fertilizers, seeds and agricultural drugs in each district of the cotton zone.
Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Saqib Ali Atil proposed to increase the number of Facilitation Centers set up for cotton at the district level, to which Secretary Agriculture Punjab agreed and issued orders to the concerned structures. The staff of the Agriculture Department has also been entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring.
LAHORE: The cotton sowing target for South Punjab has been set at 4.554 million acres, which is 91 per cent of the target set for the entire province.
So far, cotton has been cultivated in an area of more than 0.533 million acres in Multan division. While 0.971 lakh acres of land will be brought under cotton cultivation in DG Khan division. This information was given in a meeting chaired by Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahu to review the cotton sowing plan.
Commissioner Multan Division Aamir Khattak, Deputy Commissioner Multan Umar Jahangir, Deputy Commissioner Khanewal, Deputy Commissioner Vehari, Deputy Commissioner Lodhran, Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Saqib Ali Atil, Additional Secretary Agriculture (Task Force) South Punjab Imtiyaz Ahmed Waraich, Director General Agriculture (Extension) Dr. Anjum Ali , Director General Agriculture (Pest Alert), Rana Fakir Ahmad, Deputy Director Agriculture Information, Multan Division Director and Deputy Director Agriculture and other stakeholders participated.
Agriculture Secretary said that to achieve the cotton cultivation area and production target, all the institutions will have to fulfill their responsibility in the national spirit.
He said that during the cotton season the field staff of Agriculture Department of South Punjab would provide all possible facilities to the farmers to achieve the target of cotton cultivation.
On this occasion, the Secretary instructed to ensure the availability of quality agricultural inputs in the market during the cotton season and prepare a record of information related to dealers of fertilizers, seeds and agricultural drugs in each district of the cotton zone.
Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Saqib Ali Atil proposed to increase the number of Facilitation Centers set up for cotton at the district level, to which Secretary Agriculture Punjab agreed and issued orders to the concerned structures. The staff of the Agriculture Department has also been entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring.
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