The Punjab government has announced to reward those cotton growers who would excel in quality and production of the crop during the current season. This is first time in the history of the country that such a competition has been arranged for cotton growers of 19 districts.
Stating this, the Punjab Agriculture Secretary Muhammad Mahmood said that one block of five acre would be given entry in this competition and overall prizes of Rs 14 million would be distributed among the farmers. He hoped that this competition would encourage the cotton growers and result in enhanced per acre yield.
The department plans to give laser land leveler, tractor trolley, disc harrows among the winners of this competition on provincial level while cotton planters, rotavator and boom sprayers would be given to winners on district level. All the growers including those having personal land, tenants, joint owners and lease holders could participate in this competition. Nevertheless, members of the provincial and national assemblies, senators and their family members, officers' grade-17 and above and employees of agriculture department are not eligible to take part, the secretary concluded.
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