Punjab Agriculture Department Takes Step to Increase Cotton Production

The Punjab Agriculture Department has evolved a new strategy to achieve record cotton yield. Modern techniques and latest research are the part of strategy, a spokesman of the agriculture department informed the media here on Monday. This strategy will consist of four phases. Steps have been mentioned for all of these phases to protect the crop and save it from various types of issues. First phase will be called pre-cultivation phase, second phase will be cultivation phase, third phase will be called flowering and ball development phase. While the fourth phase will be called picking phase. The objective of this strategy is to inform the farmers about the measures for protecting the crop from sects and germs etc and increase its yield. The strategy will also be helpful in further increasing liaison between the cotton farmers and the concerned officials of the agriculture department. The spokesman said that agriculture experts have termed the new cotton strategy as a positive initiative and also appreciated farmer-friendly steps of the Punjab Agriculture Department.

Source: The Nation

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