DC visits farmers facilitation centre

BAHAWALPUR, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Jul, 2026) Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Syed Hasan Raza on Tuesday visited

the Farmers Facilitation Centre here at Ghalla Mandi, where he reviewed

the facilities being provided to farmers, including the availability of quality

agricultural inputs, spray machinery, and advisory services.

During the visit, he also met farmers and sought their feedback on the services

being offered.

Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Commissioner Syed Hasan Raza said that,

under the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, farmers facilitation

centres had been established in cotton-growing tehsils to provide growers

with quality agricultural inputs, modern technical guidance, and subsidized

farming services under one roof.

He said that farmers facilitation centres had been set up in all four tehsils

of Bahawalpur district, where farmers could purchase quality pesticides,

spray machinery, and spray nozzles at lower prices than those available

in the open market.

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He added that advisory counters at the centres were

providing technical guidance on improved cotton crop management, timely

control of harmful pests, selection of appropriate pesticides, and safe spraying

practices.

During the visit, Deputy Director Agriculture (Extension) Hafiz Muhammad Shafiq

briefed the Deputy Commissioner on the facilities available at the centre, technical

advisory services being provided to farmers, and the availability of agricultural inputs.

Farmers visiting the centre described the initiative as a farmer-friendly step by the

Punjab government and expressed satisfaction with the services being offered.

They said that access to quality agricultural inputs at subsidized rates, coupled

with timely guidance from agricultural experts, would help improve cotton crop

management and increase productivity.

District Director Pest Warning Shahid Hussain, Assistant Director Agriculture (Extension)

Dilshad Ali Khan, and other officials of the Agriculture Department were also present.