Sindh Agriculture Department has also started a program in Tharparkar, Umerkot and Mithi districts to cultivate vegetables for the deserving people
Karachi: Sindh government has started radio broadcasts for the farmers of the province in 3 major cities.
Agriculture Advisor Manzoor Hussain Wassan said Friday that radio broadcasting has been started in Hyderabad, Larkana and Khairpur. The Regional Directors of the Department of Agriculture will oversee the Radio Broadcasting in the three cities.
He said that one hour daily broadcasts of awareness on weather conditions, water and cultivation of suitable crops have been fixed for the farmers through radio.
Manzoor Wassan said that Sindh Agriculture Department has also started a program in Tharparkar, Umerkot, Mithi districts to cultivate vegetables for the deserving class. Under this program the department has so far provided more than 1500 kitchen garden kits to poor women farmers.
The agriculture adviser said that under this program, facilities are being provided free of cost to women for growing vegetables at home on a small area. The project will soon be launched in other 500 villages of Sindh. Kitchen Garden is beneficial for the common man. In Kitchen Garden Kits, Kotal, Kadchi, Pimp, Bucket and 200 liter water drum, seeds, fertilizer are being provided free of cost.
Wasan said that poor peasant women grow vegetables and use them at home and also cover their household expenses. PPP government will introduce more new programs for poor peasant women, he said. (PR)
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