Govt urged to revive farm sector by easing input costs Business May 2, 2021 KARACHI: The government must announce tangible steps in the upcoming federal budget including curtailment of fertiliser prices and tariff on tube wells to cut the cost of agriculture inputs, an industry official said on Saturday. “Even in last budget, federal government failed to announce any new initiative for the development of agriculture sector, which is the backbone of national economy,” said Ahmad Jawad, Vice President Pakistan Businesses Forum in a statement. Jawad said the target of 2.8 percent for agriculture development in the fiscal year of 2020-21 was also on low side in an unusual time.