LAHORE: Punjab Seed Corporation (PCS) is playing a key role in providing quality and cheap seeds to the farmers and there is a need for providing better services to the farmers.
Punjab Minister for Agriculture Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi said this while presiding over the 122nd meeting of board of directors of Punjab Seed Corporation here on Tuesday.
PSC Managing Director Shan-Al-Haq gave a briefing on the agenda of the meeting. The Provincial Agriculture Minister said that Punjab Seed Corporation is a trustworthy organization of farmers. To provide quality seeds to the farmers, while conducting seed trials on their agricultural farms, they should be planted under the supervision of the seed variety discoverer so that the actual potential yield of the seed can be realized.
Apart from this, the Punjab Seed Corporation should present a short-term and long-term plan for the supply of seeds to the farmers in Rabi and Kharif season and the progressive farmers and academia should also be consulted while planting the seed trials.
He directed to present the comparative statement report of seeds belonging to foreign ,local private companies and Punjab Seed Corporation in the next board meeting. Minister Agriculture stressed the need to improve the capacity and profitability of the farms working under the control of PSC.
He gave instructions to the Punjab Seed Corporation to take immediate measures for getting the membership of International Seed Council.
On this occasion, Agriculture Secretary, Punjab Ahmad Aziz Tarar directed MD Punjab Seed Corporation to prepare a business plan for various crops cultivated for trials on the farms so that in the light of this, KPIs for the corporation can be fixed.
Agriculture Minister Punjab also approved the various administrative matters of Punjab Seed Corporation in consultation with the board members.
In the meeting, Agriculture Secretary Punjab Ahmad Aziz Tarar, board members Javed Qureshi, Ahmed Yousuf, Malik Masood Advisor Seed Punjab ,Malik Aftab Khachi and other members participated.
