Farmers

The vast majority of the people of the country are farmers eking out an existence in challenging circumstances where water is in shortage.

It is the job of government to ensure that the farmers get a good deal for their hard work.

• A Farmer Friendly Policy

The PPP government ensured a farmer friendly policy which gave the country high growth rates and productivity with yields going up from zero per cent to seven percent. The Awami tractor scheme providing tractors at one and a half lacs was part of the initiative that helped farmers for which the anti people forces implemented false cases against PPP leadership.

The PPP Parliamentarians pledges to look after the farmer with timely inputs of fertilisers, seeds and water. It promises to give the farmer his due where prices are concerned and relieve him from poverty through appropriate access to credit.

• Water Logging and Salinity

The threat of water logging and salinity will be countered with greater resource commitment by the government and the completion of canals to serve that purpose. Small hydel dams begun under the last government will continue.

• Drinking and Agricultural Water

Shortage of drinking and agricultural water is the greatest challenge in the twenty first century which will be met through the close cooperation between government, farmers and technical experts.