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Agriculture marketing
wings to be run on scientific lines
LAHORE -In order to run marketing wing of agriculture on
scientific lines, emergent steps are being taken so that the
farmers could get better price of their produce.
Punjab Agriculture Minister Khurshid Zaman Qureshi stated this
while chairing a high-level meeting held to review performance
of 'Marketing Wing' here on Tuesday.
The minister stressed the need for making market committees
more vigorous. Purchasing in grain market should also be made
in a transparent manner, he stressed. He maintained that
market rates should be compared with that of other markets for
the convenience of farmers. He stated that our country had
achieved food autarky, but marketing is still main concern for
us. He assured that interest of the farmers will be watched at
all levels. The government will soon evolve a comprehensive
plan for the development of agriculture sector, added the
minister.
Convenor of Sub-group to the Federal Ministry of Food and
Agriculture, Afaq Tiwana, Additional Secretary Food, Aftab
Habib, Director Marketing Muhammad Afzal Khan, Chief Planning
Agriculture Chaudhry Zaka and other senior officers attended
the meeting.
courtesy Daily
Business Recorder ,
24 April, 2002
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