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Agriculture sector development top priority of PTI govt: SAPM Cheema says during the current season, wheat growers are expected to receive Rs 500 billion more as compared to last season
April 25, 2021
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Food Security Jamshad Iqbal Cheema Saturday said that agriculture sector development and prosperity of farming community across the country was top priority of the government.
He said that farmers received Rs2,708 billion for their produces, which was higher by Rs680 billion as against the receiving of financial year 2018.
Responding to a statement of Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Butto Zardari, he said that during the tenure of incumbent government, the farmers get Rs 1,100 billion additional income from five major crops and milk production.