UAF sub-campus to be set up in Narowal for agriculture uplift: Ahsan.

NAROWAL -- Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that a sub-campus of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) would be established in Narowal in order to produce skilled manpower and tangible research work for uplift of agricultural in this area. He was addressing a farmers' gathering arranged by the UAF in collaboration with Agriculture (Extension) Department Punjab and Ali Akbar Group in Narowal on 8th day of its nine-day wheat enhancement campaign. The minister said that although Pakistan was an agrarian country, yet we were importing edible items by spending billions of rupees. He said that Pakistan imported 3 million tons of wheat and edible oil worth four billion in addition to other commodities which was a matter of grave concern. However, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had announced Agriculture Package worth Rs 1800 billion which was a hallmark step for the rehabilitation and progress of this sector; he said and urged the agriculture scientists to accelerate their efforts for enhancing farm productivity which was very imperative for food security and poverty alleviation in addition to cater to food requirements of the country. Speaking on the occasion, UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan stressed the need to promote mechanised farming and said that latest practices should be adopted in agriculture sector to increase production of the...