Staff Reporter
Lahore
Punjab Agriculture Department has advised farmers of southern and northern Punjab to complete sunflower cultivation by January 31 and February 15, respectively.
In a statement, Spokesman for Department said farmers should use sunflower hybrid varieties with timely cultivation to get a good yield.
He said under Prime Minister’s Agriculture Emergency Program, provincial government is also providing a subsidy of 5000 rupees on per acre cultivation of sunflower.
He said maximum cultivation of sunflower will help in reducing country’s import bill.
