Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Wheat cultivation in rain fed areas is expected to increase by 2-4 percent during current sowing season as crop cultivation gaining momentum after receiving the first rain of winter season.
Wheat is a major cash crop of Rabi Season and grown over 9 million hectares across the country in order to meet with the staple food requirements as well as for exporting, said Member Plant Sciences Division, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council Dr Ghulam Muhammad Ali.
Talking to media here on Tuesday, he said that rain fed areas contributes significantly in national output of wheat and favoring climate condition would help to achieve the set targets of the season.
Besides, he said that rains would not only positively impact the wheat crop of rain fed areas, but it would have far reaching impact on the crop of irrigated areas.
Rains would help to augment the water resources, he said adding that it would bridge the deficiencies of water for irrigation and supplement the crop sowing as well as enhancing the local production.
