Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar says the federal government has agreed to fix the wheat support price at a rate which is in favour of farmers as well as the country.

Addressing a news conference along with Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman in Karachi, he said the new wheat support price will be fixed after a discussion in the next Cabinet meeting.

Syed Naveed Qamar said most of the agriculture land is not good for crops after the recent floods but some area of the land, which could be used for crops, would be utilized.

He said the farmers should be sensitized to grow wheat crops in their lands instead of growing other cash crops, to meet its demand.

Speaking on the occasion, Sherry Rehman said the recent rains and floods have damaged 80 to 82 percent crops and destroyed 410 million acres of land. She said 854 billion rupees are needed to restore the destroyed land.

Source: Radio Pakistan