Syed Fakhar Imam, Minister for National Food Security and Research, said the government is taking measures to bring technology for cotton crop development in the country. On Wednesday, he told a press conference in Islamabad that Prime Minister Imran Khan is concentrating on improving the agriculture sector and is examining changes being implemented in the industry. According to the Minister, a Cotton Price Committee has been constituted to set the cotton price at 5,000 rupees every forty kilos. He stated that the government is putting in place a quality control mechanism to assure the quality of cotton seed. He stated that attempts are on to make Pakistan self-sufficient in edible oil.
