Sunflower production to blossom in Pakistan.:)

Pakistan is most likely to enjoy higher sunflower production. This is due to the heavy floods that have actually increased soil fertility in the main cotton growing regions of the country. This would increase the agricultural incomes of the farmers which is an advantage to them as due to the floods they were already losing out on their incomes. The land in the belt of upper Sindh now has increased fertility though the current floods had particularly caused heavy destruction in the agricultural sector of the country and much other damage as well. An area of 400,000 acres of land in lower Sindh is being used to sow the sunflower crop. This will result in 1.5 million acres of cotton being produced, yielding Rs.60 billion for poor farmers.

The floods have reduced salinity and due to silt the growing conditions have improved plus the Rabi crops don’t need that much water this season. The area which was being used for wheat production will be used for sunflower production as the wheat is likely to suffer a great setback. In this way Pakistan is making a profitable opportunity for farmers as it is currently producing 360kg. I believe that this way a chance is being provided to save precious foreign exchange n edible oil imports and this is the best way to do so at the moment. Farmers had demanded from the government to provide subsidies which would encourage them to grow more oilseed. This demand of theirs would cover the costs of drilling, fertilizers and seeds. Pakistan is already going through a very crucial moment so a great chance like this to boost up salaries is not to be missed, this increased production of sunflower should be greatly considered as it might solve many other problems too created by the destructive floods. At least from somewhere there is hope coming in Pakistan otherwise conditions keep deteriorating day by day in this country and this might improve Pakistan’s image too worldwide by improving its beauty as well but this is only possible if this thing is taken seriously in the coming days.