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Growers split over budget, dub allocation as peanuts
June 12, 2021
LAHORE/KARACHI: Farmer organisations have expressed mixed vibes over the federal budget for the year 2021-22, saying the government’s hyped pro-grower stance failed to reflect in the allocations.
Hassan Ali Chaniho, a progressive farmer belonging to Sanghar district of Sindh, said the budget was devoid of pro-farmer steps despite the challenges facing the agriculture sector.
“The problems like low productivity of cotton, minimal mechanisation, water scarcity, farm credit issues, etc have not been addressed, while allocating funds for the federal budget 2021-22,” Chaniho said.
“It is astonishing to note that no attention is being paid to reviving cotton in the country.”
LAHORE: The organisations representing farmers of Punjab have assembled together for the protection of farmers in the wake of what they call anti-grower legislation passed by the Punjab Assembly.The.
LAHORE:The organisations representing farmers of Punjab have assembled together for the protection of farmers in the wake of what they call anti-grower legislation passed by the Punjab Assembly.The.
According to Irsa, it is currently distributing water at 18pc shortages because of national storages. Photo by Mohammad Asim/File
LAHORE: As temperatures drop in catchment areas, national water shortages have risen close to 30 per cent, against earlier calculations of 10pc, and the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) says that next 48 hours are crucial.
According to Irsa, it was currently distributing water at 18pc shortages because of national storages, which have around one million acre feet and are supporting current distribution. However, next two days are very critical if temperatures keep the current pattern, “we would be in trouble.”
Punjab, however, wrote a stinging letter to Irsa on Wednesday, berating it for “risking Mangla dam filling” for its current distribution preferences. “Punjab demands in the strongest possible words that Irsa adjusts kharif allocations judiciously to meet with the demands of provinces in accordance with the available inflows at