Wheat will be sown on more than 0.521 million acres of land during Rabi season in the district of Sialkot. EDO (Agriculture) Sialkot, Ehsan Ahmad Laghari told the newsmen here that wheat sowing was in full swing in Sialkot district's all the four Sialkot, Daska, Sambrial and Pasrur tehsils and so far wheat has been sown on 0.110 million acres in the district.
As many as 45 teams of agriculture department were visiting villages for creating awareness about the proper use of the fertilisers, irrigation and pesticides among the wheat growers. Apart from this, special training would also be imparted to the growers about the utilisation of pesticides, fertilisers, natural cultivation techniques and seed at village level in Sialkot district. Meanwhile, the department has asked the wheat growers to use only the recommended and authenticated wheat seeds for attaining better out put of wheat seeds, EDO added.
Besides this, in Sialkot district the agriculture department has also initiated farmers' training programme in 1442 villages of Sialkot district, aiming at introducing latest wheat production techniques among the local growers and farmers, he revealed.