Govt sets Kharif targets amid water stress, cotton shortfall

ISLAMABAD: As the Rabi crop season nears completion, with wheat as the strategic crop ensuring the country’s food security, the federal government on Tuesday announced production targets for the upcoming Kharif crop season. Soil moisture, especially in major agricultural pla­ins, remains under stress due to drier conditions in previous months. The Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA), a high-powered body chaired by Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain, fixed...

By [email protected] (Amin Ahmed)