Govt focusing on agriculture diversity
July 15, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The government is focusing on high value horticultural crops, oilseeds and pulses to diversify the agriculture sector that has several shortcomings, food minister said on Wednesday.
“Despite having one of the world-best alluvial soils and the best irrigation system we could not fully harness the potential of our agricultural sector. Main issues of our agriculture sector include lack of quality seed, cold storage facilities, farm mechanization, trained manpower, post-harvest management, processing industries, and digital agriculture platforms etc.,” Fakhar Imam, minister of food security and research said during an international conference in virtual format.
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