Punjab govt to hold contest on bumper crop of sugarcane.

MULTAN -- Punjab agriculture department sought applications from sugarcane farmers for contesting bumper crop competition.

According to the department, registered farmers from 13 different districts including Layyah, Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Raheemyar Khan, Bhakkar, Toba Tek Singh, Manid Bahauddin, Kasur, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Jhang and Chinot.

The government will also provide Rs 5000 subsidy/acre to the farmers. The farmers who will secure first position will be offered Rs 300,000.

Similarly, second and third position...