The Punjab Seed Corporation (PSC) will buy 560,000 bags of wheat seed each weighing 100 kilograms during the current procurement season from its registered growers to prepare certified high-quality wheat seed for the next season.

Nevertheless, the PSC staff is facing hardships in transportation of this wheat seed because of numerous reasons.

The Punjab agriculture department has received several complaints in this regard and it has issued a letter to the deputy commissioners of all the districts across the province to ensure smooth buying and transportation of wheat seed by the PSC staff.

A copy of the letter has also been sent to the chief secretary Punjab requesting for taking appropriate measures for the removal of hurdles in this regard.

Punjab Agriculture Minister Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial in this letter has said that the Corporation is buying wheat seed only from its registered growers. He said the administration should help out the PSC staff to complete this process smoothly.

He said that the PSC staff was also observing all the SOPs issued by the government due to Coronavirus breakout.

Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial said each and every grain will be bought by the provincial government from wheat growers to facilitate them.

He said the provincial government is taking all out steps to ensure food security in the province.

He said both the agriculture and food departments are working together to achieve the procurement target.

However, he said the staff of the Seed Corporation should also be facilitated to buy the wheat seed which would ultimately lead to the provision of high quality certified wheat seed to the growers on subsidized rates next season. Usage of certified high-quality seed helps to increase the per acre yield, the letter added.