SIALKOT: Efforts were afoot to bring over 1.75 lakh acres of land under oilseed providing Sunflower crop in various areas of Punjab, informed Agriculture department officials.
Under a special directive of Punjab government, a detailed plan for the promotion of sunflower crop in the province has been chalked out.
In Sialkot district, Sunflower would be cultivated on 4000 acres of land. The tehsil wise break-up is: Sambrial 1500 acres, Daska 200 acres, Pasrur 2000 acres and Sialkot tehsil 200 acres.
Sources in Agriculture department told APP on Wednesday that under the plan growers would be motivated to bring maximum land under sunflower crop cultivation in order to cope with the domestic needs of edible oil.
Currently, only 30 percent edible oil is being produced within the country and 70 percent being imported to meet domestic needs every year,source said.
Sunflower seeds have 40 percent oil content, and farmers could derive economic benefits and help in enhancing production of edible oil in the country, sources added.
However, experts have advised the growers to use only recommended and authenticated variety of sunflower seeds for getting maximum output and follow the guidelines provided by agriculture department.
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