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ISLAMABAD, September 17 (APP): The government has so far
released Rs 322.763 million for different projects of Ministry
of National Food Security and Research under its Public Sector
Development Programme (PSDP) 2017-18.
The government in its federal budget 2017-18 had allocated an
amount of Rs 1614.266 million for different development projects for
the uplift of the agriculture sector of the country.
An amount of Rs 103.725 million was released for risk based
control of foot and mouth disease in Pakistan as against the total
allocation of Rs 134.920 million.
Meanwhile, the government has provided Rs 100 million for
promotion of olive cultivation on commercial scale in the country in
order to promote the edible oil production, where as the government
has allocated Rs 500 million for the projects in its PSDP of the
current financial year.
Under PSDP 2017-18, the government has also released Rs 56.862
million for national pesticide residue monitoring system as against
the total allocation of Rs.284.308 million.
The government has released Rs. 4 million for the
establishment of animal quarantine station at Gwadar (Phase-II)
in order to exploiting the livestock potential development of the
Balochistan Province.
An amount of Rs 3.843 million was released for establishment
of horticulture research institute Khuzdar, Balochistan for
promoting the sector in the porvicne.