Agricultural Advisory Committee meets to discuss various matters.

BAHAWALPUR -- A meeting of the District Agricultural Advisory Committee and District Task Force was held in the committee room of the Deputy Commissioner's Office on Thursday.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Finance and Planning Farooq Qamar while presiding over the meeting said that the landowners and farmers should know the modern agricultural sciences so that they can get better crop production.

He said that agricultural scientists should organize Farmer's Day in the areas of farmers and landowners and they should inform about the use of correct seeds, use of fertilizers, pest scouting, and other agricultural factors.

Deputy Director of Agriculture (Extension) Hafiz Muhammad Shafiq said that this year the target of cotton cultivation across the district is 680,800 acres.

He said that Farmer's Day is being celebrated at the tehsil level, in which information is being given to the...