Staff Reporter
Peshawar
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has extended the Prime Minister’s Agriculture Emergency Programme (PMAEP) worth Rs309 billion to merged areas to bring its vast unutilized land under agriculture, livestock, poultry and fisheries cover for the socio-economic development of tribal people.
To increase production of various varieties of crops including wheat, sugarcane, rice, maize, potatoes, tomatoes and others vegetables besides encourage olive cultivation, the KP Government has taken a principal decision to extend PMAEP to all seven tribal districts to achieve self-sufficiency in food, alleviate poverty and generate employment opportunities for tribesmen.
Officials sources in KP Agriculture and Livestock Department told APP on Sunday that three major livestock programs including Feedlot Fattening Project (FFP), Save The Calf (STC) and Poverty Alleviation through Poultry Development (PAPD) were also extended to merged areas after its inclusion in the landmark PMAEP.
The official said promotion of agriculture, livestock and fisheries was a cornerstone of PTI Government’s policy and a record of Rs 85 billion would be spent on development of these sectors during 2018-2023 against only Rs40 billion spent during 1947-2007.
