PESHAWAR
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in collaboration with the federal government will provide a subsidy of Rs600 million and free organic fertilizer for 100,000 acres of land to promote organic farming in the province.
This transpired during a briefing to KP Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Mohibullah Khan regarding transportation and quality of fertilizer in the province.
The minister expressed satisfaction over the performance of the department and directed all the officers to take all necessary steps to ensure supply of quality fertilizer to landlords across the province.
The director agriculture extension briefed the minister regarding demand for fertilizer in the province, especially urea and difficulties in delivery to its farmers.
Mohibullah Khan said that agriculture plays a key role in economic development of the country and directed the authorities concerned to supply quality fertilizers to farmers to increase per acre production.
The minister was apprised of different measures taken by the KP Agriculture Department. Since November, the agriculture department has launched a crackdown on hoarders and seized 25,000 bags of urea fertilizer. Besides 2,409 sacks of fake fertilizer were seized and legal action taken against the accused.
To maintain the quality of fertilizers in the province, 200 samples of fertilizer have been procured from all over the province and sent to the laboratory for technical testing.
