Faisalabad -- With the advent of new cotton BT variety FH-113 and others, which possesses a number of qualities including extraordinary high yield, less water requirement, acceptable staple length, the growers are showing enthusiasm.
This was claimed by the District Officer Agriculture (Extension) Chaudhary Abdul Hameed while talking to the APP here on Monday. He said that for the current season, a target of cotton cultivation in district Faisalabad has been fixed 140,000 acres.
The initial field reports revealed very encouraging response from the growers for the cultivation of cotton. He further said that during survey, it has also been noted that farmers are fully aware of the benefits of earlier sowing of the cotton and it was observed that on all available un-cultivated lands, the growers are making hectic efforts for the sowing of the cotton.
He further told that the pace of the sowing of the cotton indicates that the target fixed by the department in Faisalabad district would be surpasses against its original target of 140,000 acres. He further contended that historically, the Faisalabad was known as one of the main cotton growing area but from the last several decades, the farmers shifted towards other crops like wheat, sugarcane, maize and sunflower etc.
However, now a change has been observed in the pattern of the sowing of the crops. During the current cultivation of the crops, the farmers are more inclined towards cotton instead of the sugarcane due to shortage of water, he added.
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