ISLAMABAD: With farmers hailing countrywide rains as good news for production of the Rabi crops, especially wheat, the demand for fertiliser is also expected to increase.

In order to meet needs for crop production, the prime minister has directed the mi­­nistry of national food security and research to ensure an uninterrupted supply of fertiliser to the farmers.

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting here on Monday to review the demand and supply situation of fertiliser during the ongoing Rabi season.

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi also participated in the meeting.

Industries Secretary Khizar Hayat Gondal and National Food Security Secretary Abid Javed apprised the finance minister of available stocks of local and imported fertilisers in the country.

Published in Dawn January 17th, 2017

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