FAISALABAD: The Agriculture Department has lifted ban on cotton cultivation before April 15, and advised the growers to start sowing process immediately.

In a statement issued on Monday, Mudassar Abbas, a spokesman of the department, said that earlier a ban was imposed on cotton cultivation before April 15, under section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) but now the weather conditions have become most suitable for cultivation.

He also advised the growers to use approved varieties of seed to save the crop from pest attacks.

He said the department would impart training to growers about the control of pest attacks and also provide spray machines besides free guidance and pest scouting facility.

Published in Dawn, April 4th, 2017