Govt to provide subsidy on seeds, fertilizers for farmers of flood hit areas.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for National Food Security and Research Tariq Bashir Cheema Thursday said that government would provide subsidize seeds and fertilizers to support the flood affected farmers of the country during upcoming Rabi season.

While talking to a delegation led by Regional Director for Sustainable Development South Asia of World Bank John A Roome, the minister said that government will provide subsidized inputs to flood affected farmers for the upcoming Rabi season on a cost-sharing basis with the provinces, adding that the proposed scheme of subsidy would be presented in the meeting of Federal Cabinet for approval.

During the meeting both sides discussed the rehabilitation and relief efforts in the floods and rains affected areas with special emphasis to farmer community and food security.

He further informed that government was planning to provide subsidized wheat and edible oil seeds, and one fertilizer bag per acre to farmers in the calamity hit areas.

The disbursement will be made through provincial governments and NDMA, which would help to rehabilitate and revive local agriculture sector.

Tariq Bashir said that flood and rains have played havoc on the agriculture sector and have devastated the agriculture land, adding that at this critical time, we are focusing on rehabilitation activities in the flood affected areas to bring the life back on its normal position.

During this national emergency, federal government was supporting agriculture departments of the provinces in every possible means, he added.

Speaking on the occasion John A Roome said that the World Bank will help Pakistan, in this time of need, through projects targeted to rehabilitate...

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