{"id":11564,"date":"2024-05-02T12:34:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T12:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=11564"},"modified":"2024-05-02T12:34:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T12:34:49","slug":"govt-will-provide-farmers-with-all-possible-resources-to-improve-crop-yield-fm-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=11564","title":{"rendered":"Govt will provide farmers with all-possible resources to improve crop yield, FM Food"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240502-WA0070-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240502-WA0070-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240502-WA0070-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240502-WA0070-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240502-WA0070-1536x1092.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240502-WA0070.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Federal and provincial governments, along with research centers, must play their role in development of agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain has said that agriculture sector will be equipped through research and modern technology in order to reap its true potential in Pakistan.<br>Speaking during his visit to National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC), Federal Minister Rana Tanveer said the purpose of his visit was to evaluate research standards. \u201cAgriculture is the backbone of Pakistan&#8217;s economy. The welfare of farmers and agricultural development are the current government&#8217;s top priorities,\u201d he added.<br>The minister said improving crop yield without quality seed supply is difficult. \u201cThe research field holds importance in every aspect of life. Agriculture sector will be equipped with research and modern technology,\u201d he mentioned.<br>Federal Minister Rana Tanveer said the government will provide farmers with all-possible resources. \u201cEnsuring healthy, non-toxic fertilizers for the agricultural revolution through modern technology is a priority,\u201d he affirmed.<br>The minister said federal and provincial governments, along with all institutions including research centers, must play their role in development of agriculture sector. \u201cTo increase agricultural production per acre, relevant actions should be taken by agricultural experts and scientists,\u201d he emphasized.<br>Utilizing modern technology to make the country self-sufficient in food is the need of the hour, he said. Pakistan has great potential to increase agricultural production, he added.<br>Federal Minister Rana Tanveer said progress in the agricultural sector will help save the country&#8217;s economy through exports. He said the development of scientific methods in agriculture is essential as modern techniques will increase crop yield. \u201cIt is crucial to improve and modernize the economy to uplift the nation. By boosting agriculture, overall economy can be made to grow,\u201d he stated.<br>Federal Minister Rana Tanveer said over 70% of Pakistan&#8217;s total population is directly or indirectly related to agriculture. \u201cAdopting modern technology in the agricultural sector is necessary to ensure sustainable food security and increase crop yield,\u201d he added.<br>Earlier, NARC Chairman briefed Federal Minister Rana Tanveer about functions of the organisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 Federal and provincial governments, along with research centers, must play their role in development of agriculture ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Industries and Production Rana Tanveer&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":11565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,4],"tags":[186],"class_list":["post-11564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-stories","category-national","tag-ministry-of-food-and-production"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11566,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11564\/revisions\/11566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}