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Government measures for the development of agriculture

 Providing insurance cover to farmers for compensation for climate change, natural disasters and locust heart damage. Pakistan is basically an agricultural country and about 70% of its population is engaged in agriculture. But unfortunately in the past due to poor strategies and ding-dong policies of the governments the desired results could not be achieved. In the past, only the big farmers took advantage of whatever policy was made by the governments and the small farmers were deprived of these fruits. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government realizes that a green revolution cannot be brought about in the country without developing the agricultural sector and improving the condition of the farmers.That is why Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar took practical steps to take up the sector. Usman Bazdar has formulated a policy to make Punjab a real agricultural home. The present government has introduced new dimensions in the agricultural sector in 2019 and made it profitable in...