Growers asked to adopt net, tunnel farming to increase yield.

LAKKI MARWAT -- Agriculture experts have asked the farmers to adopt net and tunnel farming and other modern technologies to increase their per acre yield and income.

Speaking at a 'business trend' workshop organised by the agriculture extension department for growers in Naurang Town of Lakki Marwat on Sunday, they said modern farming technologies, including tunnel and net farming, could prove helpful for farmers to grow off-season vegetables to meet local food requirements and export the commodities to neighbouring districts.

Additional assistant commissioner Gohar Ali Khan inaugurated the event, where the agriculture department with the support of model farm services centre had also set up stalls of locally-produced vegetables.

On the occasion, district director agriculture Abdul Qayyum Khan and other experts said land

in Naurang town was suitable for growing vegetables. They said farmers could bring economic prosperity to the district by growing off-season vegetables with the help of tunnel and net-farming technology.

'Business trend' workshop held in Lakki Marwat

They said many growers were earning a significant income by exporting off-season vegetables to the neighbouring districts, adding the agriculture department would provide full support to farmers in marketing their products.

Officials of farm services centre asked the

growers to get certified seeds, fertiliser and pesticides at subsidised rates and avail other services free of cost.

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