ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has increased the federal government’s wheat procurement target of 1.4 million metric tons to 1.8 million metric tons.
Announcing this major step for the farmers before his departure to Saudi Arabia on Saturday, he ordered the PASSCO (Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation Limited) to increase the wheat procurement target and ensure immediate procurement.
The Prime Minister directed PASSCO to give priority to transparency and convenience of farmers regarding the purchase of wheat. The Prime Minister has taken this step considering the difficulties of the farmers.