Govt to Announce Fair Wheat Prices Soon

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has remarked the administration will announce new wheat rates after consultations with the provinces, stressing the need to ensure fair returns for farmers while keeping wheat affordable for consumers.

Key points

• He additionally praised initiatives by the Punjab administration to backing farmers, including through aquaculture, shrimp farming and direct subsidies under the Kisan Card programme.
• During the session, the Punjab chief minister and Sindh's food minister outlined provincial initiatives to backing farmers.
• Sharif remarked Pakistan had sufficient wheat to meet domestic requirements and cautioned that those involved in hoarding the commodity would not be given any concessions.
• The federal administration, he went on, would extend all feasible backing to the provinces to develop agriculture.
• Providing farmers with affordable fertilizer, quality seeds, modern machinery and equipment and technical skills for more efficient water employ was among the government's top priorities, he stated.

Chairing the first session of the National Agriculture and Food Security Council (NAFSC) in Islamabad, the prime minister stated wheat rates should be determined before the sowing season so farmers receive appropriate compensation for their efforts.

"We want farmers to get the right price for wheat and consumers to get affordable wheat, " he remarked, adding that the administration would complete consultations with the provinces before announcing the cost. Govt Wheat Policy Has Failed Again.

He described agriculture as the backbone of the national economy, saying the sector had the potential to put Pakistan on a path to economic expansion in the short term. The federal administration, he went on, would extend all feasible backing to the provinces to develop agriculture.

Providing farmers with affordable fertilizer, quality seeds, modern machinery and equipment and technical skills for more efficient water employ was among the government's top priorities, he stated. Ensuring fair rates for crops, particularly for small and medium-sized farmers, was additionally a priority. The prime minister remarked the livestock sector had significant potential to rise exports and that the administration was taking steps to expand exports of Pakistani halal meat. Shortage of Local Funds Cuts Foreign-Funded Projects by Half.

He additionally praised initiatives by the Punjab administration to backing farmers, including through aquaculture, shrimp farming and direct subsidies under the Kisan Card programme. He commended the Sindh government's efforts to promote farmer development and improve access to facilities.

During the session, the Punjab chief minister and Sindh's food minister outlined provincial initiatives to backing farmers. Authorities additionally briefed participants on agricultural development measures in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, federal ministers Rana Tanveer Hussain, Musadik Malik, Jam Kamal Khan, Ahsan Iqbal, Attaullah Tarar and other cabinet members and advisers attended the session, along with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Sindh Agriculture Minister Makhdoom Mahboob Zaman and senior office-holders. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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