4.8 million acres of land have been identified for agricultural purposes Under Green Pakistan Initiative.

According to details, 0.9 million acres of land has so far been allotted including 811,619 acres in Punjab, 52, 713 acres in Sindh, 47,606 in Balochistan and 74,140 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Corporate farming has begun in Cholistan and so far two hundred thousand acres of land have been contracted.

Green Pakistan Initiative’s main objective is to support modern corporate farming as well as small farmers, who constitute ninety five percent of Pakistan’s agricultural sector.

The Green Agri Mall is a one-stop center for providing fertilizers, seeds and other agricultural inputs to farmers. In the next two years, two hundred and fifty more Green Agri Malls will be set up across the country.

Green Pakistan Water Management is taking steps for better management of agricultural water and introducing laws to protect groundwater reserves.

Source: Radio Pakistan