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PSC role in raising farm yield lauded

LAHORE-The Punjab Agriculture Minister, Khurshid Zaman Qureshi, has commended the Punjab Seed Corporation for its contribution in ehnancing per acre wheat yield by supplying 1.8 million maunds of processed wheat seed during the current sowing season.

He was chairing a meeting of the Board of Directors of the PSC here Tuesday. The Managing Drirector, PSC, Brig. Amanullkah Khan Niazi, briefed the minister on the performance of the corporation. The Minister said that smooth supply of quality seed to the growers on reasonable rates was an important factor in increasing per acre yeild.

He said, the government was also planning to supply surplus wheat seed to Afghanistan through the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization ) to help its rehabilitation on the agricultural front.

The Minister noted that the PSC has planned the provision of high quality rice and cotton seeds in adequate quantities. Special consideration was being given to supply the PSC certified seeds to small land holders on affordable rates for enhancing
farm production. The Minister appreciated that the PSC had shown examplary
performance during the last two years without availing any official assistance or subsidy and international fora had acknowledged its performance.

The Minister said that PSC had also made significant achievement in improving the quality and yield of about 20 vegetables besides growing and propagating the potatoe seed through the tissue culture technique which would have far reaching results. The adoption of this technique would help raise the vegetable produce tremendously thus helping save huge amounts in foreign exchange presently being spent on their imports.
Earlier, at the meeting of Board of Directors,, the Minister directed the PSC to step up its supply of oil seeds including canola, sunflower, mustard, pulses and fodder on large scale to the growers to help boost their produce.

The meeting approved the payment of salaries to the PSC staff according to the news pay scales. The provincial Agriculture Secretary, Additional Secretary, Finance and Planning also attended the meeting.

Jan 01, 2002