Bureau Report
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has proposed a mega agriculture development package for budget 2021-22 focusing on increasing of horticultural land, meat and poultry production and assistance to farmers through Kisan (farmers) cards under the Prime Minister National Agriculture Emergency Program (NAEP) amounting to over Rs309 billion.
Under the package, the Government has decided to launch special projects related to strengthening of livestock, fisheries and food security programs besides providing assistance to farmers under Kisan Cards to be issued by August this year under the Agriculture Transformation Plan (ATP) approved by the Chief Minister KP, officials in Agriculture Department told media on Thursday.
Under ATP, 150 moisture meters would be installed to ascertain level of moisture in lands across KP to bring maximum areas under agriculture cover. The Prime Minister’s Save the Calf, Poultry Programs and Feedlot Fattening projects would continue and added that under Save the Calf Programme, about 3,80,000 male buffaloes calves would be fattened in the country.
