MULTAN – Agriculture Development Commissioner (ADC) Inayatullah Khan has stated that domestic cotton consumption of Pakistan stood at an average of 16 million bales per annum and government is working to meet a target of 15 million bales this year, despite the damage sustained in floods. Khan was speaking at the convening of a meeting of the research sub committee of Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) at Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI).
Agriculture scientists from all research institutions working under the PCCC as well as the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) and the provincial government’s research institutions attended the opening day of the meeting and presented results of cotton experiments conducted last year. Khan urged the agriculture scientists to produce suitable varieties which not only possess the quality to protect crop against diseases but also survive with limited water usage and match the qualities country’s textile sector seeks in cotton varieties.
