Over 1.65 crore acres of land would be brought under wheat crop during Rabi crop season in wheat growing parts of the Punjab. Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) sources told Business Recorder on Wednesday that in order to attain the fixed target of wheat crop, PAD has finalised necessary arrangements in the province.
PAD would provide full assistance and guidance to the wheat growers for attaining better output of the crop and enhancing the wheat crop acreage in the province. Under the programme special attention will be accorded on bringing maximum land under wheat crop. PAD had initiated special training programme for wheat growers for creating awareness about the proportionate use of fertilisers for getting better yield of the crop, natural cultivation techniques and irrigation.
In Sialkot district, wheat would be cultivated over 4.99 lakh acres of land while wheat will be sown over 25.39 lakh acres of land in Gujranwala division, sources disclosed. PAD has already started distribution of free high yielding certified wheat seed varieties for sustainability of wheat production in Sialkot district. Under the programme as many as 5,724 bags of rust free wheat seeds were being distributed among the growers of 1431 villages of Sialkot, Daska, Pasrur and Sambrial tehsils of the district.
The basic concept of this programme was to promote rust resistant high yielding varieties of wheat for sustainable wheat production under the climate change situation in the country.
PAD has also initiated "Farmers Training Programme" under which over 35,000 wheat growers 0f 1,431 villages of Sialkot district imparted training about latest wheat production techniques, utilisation of fertiliser and pesticide aimed at attaining maximum per acre wheat yield in four tehsils of the district while 45 agriculture experts are visiting villages for creating awareness about obtaining maximum output of the crop.
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