Punjab set target of cotton growing on four million acres land during season
Spokesperson of Punjab Agriculture department says Pakistan Multan representative that cotton sowing is in progress in Punjab.
Lahore: Punjab government on Tuesday set a target of cotton growing on four million acres of land during the current season.
Spokesperson of Punjab Agriculture department said that Multan representative that cotton sowing is in progress in Punjab. He said the farmers have been advised to sow only the registered and approved varieties to get good production.
He said the federal government has announced 8500 rupees per 40 kilogram support price of cotton while subsidies worth billions of rupees are already available to encourage sowing of registered cotton varieties.
He said the subsidy is being given to farmers on sowing of registered varieties.
One thousand rupees per bag subsidy can be availed for a maximum of five acre area and on a first come first served basis.
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