Delay in wheat procurement causes problems for cotton cultivation
- 18-May-2024
LAHORE: Delay in wheat procurement brings with it problems for farmers in cultivation of the cotton crop, citing sources ARY News reported on Saturday. “It will be hard to achieve the cotton cultivation target owing to the wheat crisis,” sources at provincial agriculture department said. “Farmers have so far cultivated cotton on 2.4 to 2.5 […]
Police launches crackdown against farmers in Punjab over protest call
- 29-Apr-2024
LAHORE: Punjab police has initiated arrest of the farmers’ leaders across the province after they announced protest in front of the Punjab Assembly, ARY News reported on Monday. Punjab’s farmers protesting against delay in purchase of wheat on the fixed government price amid a wet spell in the province. The farmers had to stage a […]