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Punjab expects to achieve its wheat production target this season notwithstanding the negative impact of climate change. AFP/File
LAHORE: Punjab expects to achieve its wheat production target this season notwithstanding the negative impact of climate change.
“As far as the current crop situation is concerned, we’re all set to achieve the wheat output target of 20.62 million tonnes,” said a senior official of the Punjab Agriculture Department on Wednesday.
Though the province didn’t receive rains for two months January and February because of climate change, the situation is well under control for two reasons: the temperature remained lower retaining enough moisture for the growth of grain, and the area under the crop increased as compared with the last year, Punjab Crop Reporting Service Director Dr Abdul Qayyum told Dawn.