Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Bosan Saturday said that no new taxes would be imposed on onion crop and there would be no ban on its exports.
“The government is determined to facilitate farmers and has neither any intention to impose ban on exports nor would it impose additional tax on onions,” the minister said while talking to media persons.
He said consumption of onion in the country was 20.84 million tons, adding the crop production would be increased to cater to the domestic requirements.
The prime minister has constituted a committee which will be chaired by Sikandar Hayat Bosan to hold consultative meetings with the representatives of farmers at provincial level and submit its report within six weeks.
He said for ensuring overall economic development of the country, it was necessary to make agriculture profitable. The minister said the government was devising farmer-friendly policies to provide every possible assistance to farmers for the development of agriculture sector. In addition, he added, the agriculture scientists had been directed to equip the farmers with latest technology and introduce new varieties to help promote onion production in the country.
