Cotton cultivation sees 20 per cent surge in Punjab, says minister

Cotton cultivation sees 20 per cent surge in Punjab, says minister

Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, June 9 (IANS) Punjab’s crop diversification efforts got a major fillip with cotton cultivation witnessing around 20 per cent surge, taking the area under cotton from 2.49 lakh acres last year to 2.98 lakh acres this year, an increase of over 49,000 acres, state Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian … Read more