KARACHI: Chief Secretary Sindh Asif Hyder Shah, presided over a high-level meeting of the Agriculture Department to comprehensively assess the status of the ongoing wheat crop for Rabi 2025–26 and review production targets and farmer support measures aimed at ensuring food security across the province.
Senior officials of the agriculture department briefed the Chief Secretary on wheat cultivation progress, expected yield, and government interventions designed to strengthen agricultural output.
Chief Secretary Sindh stated that the Provincial Government ensured timely provision of DAP and urea fertilizers to 3,26,440 small wheat-growing farmers to enhance productivity and secure better per-acre yields.
He emphasized that as a result of these focused and farmer-friendly interventions, wheat cultivation has expanded significantly across Sindh.
The wheat sown area has increased from 3,086,337 acres in 2024–25 to 3,668,182 acres in 2025–26, reflecting renewed confidence of growers in government support policies.
He further noted that last year’s wheat production stood at 3.542 million tons, whereas the current season’s estimated output has reached 4.402 million tons, registering an increase of approximately 24 percent.
The Chief Secretary termed this substantial growth a clear reflection of proactive governance, effective farmer facilitation measures, and strategic policy implementation by the Government of Sindh aimed at strengthening food security and agricultural sustainability in the province. Reaffirming the government’s commitment to the agricultural sector, Asif Hyder Shah directed the Agriculture Department to maintain close monitoring of crop conditions until harvest and ensure continued support to farmers to sustain the upward production trend.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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