Karachi: Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum President Mian Zahid Hussain on Friday demanded steps to revive the agriculture sector. The virus has spared this important sector as compared to industry and services etc. which has increased its share in GDP from the industrial sector, he said. Livestock which is 60 percent of the agriculture sector has surpassed all major and medium industries but locust has minimized chances for rapid growth, he said. Zahid Hussain said that country is awaiting a livestock census since the last fifteen years which should be conducted without delay. Talking to the business community, the veteran business leader said that locust has damaged cotton, sugar and other crops and a second wave is possible while the federal and provincial governments have failed to decide jurisdiction. Online
