ISLAMABAD: National Food Security & Research Minister Syed Fakhar Imam said on Saturday that the government was working on a crops insurance policy to facilitate farmers.
“There is no immediate threat of food shortage in the country despite the ongoing locust attacks and prediction of above-normal monsoon rains,” he said during an interview with VOA. “The government is making a strategy for the next year in view of the decline in agricultural production.”
The minister said that the Met Office has predicted 10pc extra rains during this monsoon season which might affect Kharif crops in the country as climate variations were causing a change in traditional monsoon rains every year.
He said the food ministry in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority would make all-out efforts to save crops from rains and floods.
Fakhar Imam said that fertilization of locust was a big threat for Pakistan’s agriculture and the government was working on preventive measures in collaboration with provinces.
