ISLAMABAD, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed departments to prepare a comprehensive action plan for providing easy-term loans to small and medium-scale farmers to boost agricultural output.
Chairing a high-level meeting on agricultural planning and agri-financing in Islamabad, the prime minister said farmers owning less than 12 acres of land must be given priority in receiving access to modern agricultural facilities and affordable financing.
He stressed the need to accelerate reforms to facilitate access to modern farming equipment, quality seeds, artificial intelligence, water conservation technologies, and small-scale on-farm industries. ■