Ministry of National Food Security and Research would organize first cotton conference in March to discuss the issues and challenges faced by cotton growers and to device an action plan for promotion of the major cash crop.
This was stated by Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam, while chairing the annual meeting of Agriculture Policy Institute (API) Committee on Seed Cotton for 2022-23.
Imam said Prime Minister would inaugurate the cotton conference being organized to bring the key stakeholders at one platform to discuss the issues of the farming community, share the best practices, prepare an action plan for development of cotton crop in future.
The government was focusing on revival of cotton, one of the largest cash crop of the country, through a number of programs, he said adding that development of cotton crop would help in promotion of local industrial sector, particularly textile sector in the country.
Speaking on the occasion, Tahir Khurshid, Federal Secretary Ministry of National Food Security and Research highlighted the importance of the economic gains of cotton crop, through better price of the produce which was possible with the availability of quality seed, better management practices and efficient use of inputs.
He asked the farming communities to share their cost of production estimated in order to enable the ministry to work-out the intervention price recommendations for the next crop.—APP
