Govt endeavouring to improve agriculture sector: PM

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says government has taken various initiatives to improve agriculture sector. Addressing inaugural ceremony of 2nd International Food and Agriculture Exhibition in Karachi today, Shehbaz Sharif said agriculture exports of Pakistan have reached over three billion dollars and it is time we fix our next target to seven billion dollars of agriculture exports. He said government is also taking initiatives to provide facilities to the farmers. He said over eighteen thousand tube-wells in Balochistan are being shifted to solar power besides other steps. He said providing easy loans to the farmers in the rural areas will also help increase the agri production in the country. Earlier, Prime Minister also distributed awards among agriculture exporters with prominent achievements. Source: Radio Pakistan