MULTAN: Punjab Minister for Agriculture Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial
said Friday that ginners had promised to pay premium price i.e Rs 200
extra per maund for contamination-free or clean cotton.
He said this while presiding over a meeting of Cotton Crop Management
Group (CCMG) at Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Multan.
The Minister assured that all out efforts would be made for the
provision of essential inputs for the cotton crop at affordable prices.
Moreover, the department would also remain vigilant for monitoring
the quality and prices of inputs. Senior Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI)
leader Jahangir Khan Tareen, progressive cotton growers, cotton
researchers, agriculture research, extension and plant protection
officials, academicians, representatives of private pesticide, seed and
fertilizer associations, MEPCO, Irrigation, Pakistan Meteorological
Department attended the meeting.
The meeting deliberated upon the cotton production targets for the
Punjab province and measures to be adopted for achieving them.
The departments presented data about the availability of essential
inputs (fertilizer, pesticide) and canal water irrigation situation and
electricity supply position in the coming season.
Jahangir Khan Tareen also spoke on the occasion and stated that the
federal government would play its role in achieving the cotton
production target of 15 million bales set by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Source: Business Recorder, Pakistan Saturday, 13 April 2019