{"id":96816,"date":"2024-04-17T15:59:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T10:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=96816"},"modified":"2024-04-17T16:09:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T11:09:25","slug":"punjab-government-promote-rice-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-government-promote-rice-farming.html","title":{"rendered":"Punjab subsidises super seeders, straw shredders for farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Punjab Government has recently initiated a project to promote mechanisation in rice farming, starting with providing super seeders and rice straw shredders to 700 farmers at a 60% subsidy, as claimed by a source on April 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lhr-gor-see-houses-civil-servants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab Govt\u2019s GOR project to provide housing solution for officers in LHR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pursuant to the details, this is the first phase of a larger plan to distribute 5,000 such machines at subsidised rates. Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani emphasised the importance of ensuring quality in manufacturing these machines. Additionally, more than 23,200 modern agricultural tools and machinery, costing PKR 10 billion, will be provided to farmers on subsidy to promote mechanised agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/bn-rupees-innovation-city-project-on-its-way.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab Govt approves \u2018Innovation City Project\u2019 in LHR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process involves receiving applications and conducting transparent balloting for distribution. These machines aim to improve land fertility and expedite the wheat sowing process after paddy cultivation. The Punjab Agriculture Department is overseeing the initiative to transform agriculture in the region, ensuring that nominated farmers receive modern machinery by June after thorough inspection by NESPAK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab Government has recently initiated a project to promote mechanisation in rice farming, starting with providing super seeders and rice straw shredders to 700 farmers at a 60% subsidy, as claimed by a source on April 17. Read: Punjab Govt\u2019s GOR project to provide housing solution for officers in LHR Pursuant to the details, this is the first phase of a larger plan to distribute 5,000 such machines at subsidised rates. Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani emphasised the importance of ensuring quality in manufacturing these machines. Additionally, more than 23,200 modern agricultural tools and machinery, costing PKR 10 billion, will be provided to farmers on subsidy to promote mechanised agriculture. Read: Punjab Govt approves \u2018Innovation City Project\u2019 in LHR The process involves receiving applications and conducting transparent balloting for distribution. These machines aim to improve land fertility and expedite the wheat sowing process after paddy cultivation. The Punjab Agriculture Department is overseeing the initiative to transform agriculture in the region, ensuring that nominated farmers receive modern machinery by June after thorough inspection by NESPAK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":60311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[58061,58025,58062,3237],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-96816","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-farmers-subsidizes","8":"tag-gop-news-and-updates","9":"tag-punjab-farmers-benefits","10":"tag-punjab-government"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Punjab Government to Promote Rice Farming - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Punjab Government launches rice farming mechanisation project, offering super seeders and straw shredders to 700 farmers with 60% subsidy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-government-promote-rice-farming.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Punjab Government to Promote Rice Farming - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Punjab Government launches rice farming mechanisation project, offering super seeders and straw shredders to 700 farmers with 60% subsidy.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-government-promote-rice-farming.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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