Shehbaz eyes agriculture revival to lift economy

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday vowed to revitalise the country’s agriculture sector, achieve food self-sufficiency, and boost farm exports. “In the next few years, an agricultural revolution can be brought to Pakistan if the federal government, in collaboration with provinces, provides reasonably priced inputs to farmers. The country needs a conducive environment to exploit the agri potential as we have fertile land, water resources, agricultural scientists and graduates, the prime minister said while inaugurating the Seed Potato Production and Aeroponics Complex at the National Agricultural Research Centre. Mr Shehbaz regretted that the country is lagging in producing cotton and sugarcane, whereas our neighbouring country has left us behind in the agriculture sector. We need to increase substantially the production of these two cash crops. He asked the minister for national food security and research to take serious and concrete measures to lift the agriculture sector.