The recent spell of rains would prove as beneficial for the wheat crop which has been cultivated over 20 million acres of land in the country.
Pakistan Agri Fourm chairman Muhammad Ibrahim Mughal said that “recent rains would increase wheat production by upto seven to eight lac tonnes and it would translate as Rs 10 to 12 billion for farmers”.
Mughal said recent rains were not only a good omen for wheat crop but it will also be beneficial for gram crops, vegetables, fodder, sunflower and Canola. He said that the Punjab Food department should ensure the procurement of 4 million tonnes of wheat.
Ibrahim Mughal urged the Punjab Food department and PASSCO to set up 750 wheat procurement centres, adding that of the total wheat which PASSCO would procure , one million tonne should be sent to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and 0.5 million tonne of wheat should be dispatched to Balochistan and provide wheat to people as per their demands and needs.
He said stern actions should be taken to keep in check middleman who are infamous for exploiting the farmers.