Punjab Cotton Control Board has
approved area and production targets of cotton in Punjab for 2012-13. At a
meeting here on Tuesday, PCCB approved targets for cotton area 6.2 million
acres, production of 10.5 million bales and average yield of cotton per acre
23.17 munds for 2012-13. Punjab Agriculture Secretary Mushtaq Ahmad,
Agriculture (Extension) DG Dr Anjum Ali, Dr. Noor Ul Islam Agriculture
(Research) DG Dr Noor-ul-Islam, Agricultural Information Director Rafique
Akhtar, Cotton Commissioner Dr Khalid Abdullah and other members attended the
meeting.Dr Anjum Ali told the meeting that cotton had been sown on an area of
5.926m acres which was 5.34pc less as compared to the last year’s area of
cotton 6.261m acres. He further told that according to crop reporting services
production of cotton for last year was 11.129 million bales (170 kg bale),
while PCGA reported 12.132 million bales in Punjab. It was also told that
for bringing 6.2 million acres of area under cotton crop, the seed requirement
was calculated as 62,000 tons for Punjab and PSC has been directed to take all
necessary measures in providing certified cotton seed of approved varieties to
farmers well in time in the coming cotton season. PCCB reviewed and
recommended revised cotton ginning/ licence fees to increase from existing
Rs4,000 to Rs6,000 and Rs5,000 to Rs7,500 for four and five sawgin machine
unites respectively. Secretary Agriculture Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad has
directed Agriculture (Ext.) DG to take steps in implementation of Punjab Cotton
Control Ordinance 1966 and make sure cotton bale weight of 170 kg. Board
also recommended to constitute a committee to review terms and conditions for
new cotton ginning, pressing and cotton oil seed factories and present its
recommendations in the next meeting for approval from the PCCB.
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