Hoarding of fertilisers can affect crop production for Rabi season, warns PM
Pakistan
Hoarding of fertilisers can affect crop production for Rabi season
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that the hoarding of fertilisers can adversely affect the crop production for the Rabi season and supply of fertilizer must be ensured for the farmers.
The prime minister presided over a meeting to review the supply and demand of fertilizer in the country in which he was apprised on important matters.
The ministers including Shaukat Tareen, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtyar and Syed Fakhar Imam, Minister of State Farrukh Habib, SAPM Dr. Shahbaz Gill, executives from Fertilizer Manufacturing Companies and Senior Officers attended the meeting.
During the briefing, it was informed that an average fertilizer supply of 19,000 MT/day was ensured during last week and an additional 1,000 MT/day has been added.
Regarding steps being taken to stop smuggling, it was informed that 92,845 bags of urea have been confiscated by provincial governments of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan that were being smuggled.
Speaking on the occasion, PM Imran said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has introduced farmer friendly policies for the first time in the history of the Country as they are the backbone of Pakistan’s economy.
Imran Khan directed that an effective public awareness campaign be launched to dispel the rumors about urea shortage.
