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Rs12bn for agriculture ‘insufficient’, says Senate committee


June 24, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research has described the government allocation of Rs12 billion for agriculture as ‘totally insufficient’ as the sector contributes 19 per cent to GDP and employs 38pc of the country’s total labour force. The committee at its meeting chaired by Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah on Wednesday emphasised the need for …

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