24th Dec, 2020
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman has stated that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa land is very fertile for cultivation of olives and Sidr trees which could enable us to produce export quality olives, olive oil and honey.
He was presiding a high level meeting on Thursday here at Governor House regarding Olive cultivation and billion tree honey initiatives in the province in line with the directions of PM.
The Governor directed Agriculture and Forest Departments to formulate and present a comprehensive /practical action plan for increasing the production of olives and Billion Tree Honey Farming.
The Governor also directed that maximum exploitation of wild olive trees be done through grafting and prospects of existing forest regeneration be explored through olive plants; added that specific species of plants be promoted in existing barren lands for honey farming.
The Governor also stressed on involvement of locals in projects through intelligent schemes so as to uplift socio economic calculus of masses.
It was decided at the meeting that the responsibility for the cultivation, maintenance and training of olive and Sidr tree cultivation would be borne by the Forest and the Agriculture Departments
The meeting was attended by Provincial Minister for Forests and Environment Ishtiaq Urmar, Principal Secretary to Governor Muhammad Idrees, Secretary Agriculture Department and other concerned officials.
