July 9, 2020: Punjab government is providing a sixty percent subsidy on the installation of sprinkle or drip irrigation systems to farmers of the province for the year 2020-21.

According to a spokesman of the department, a drip irrigation system saves up to 75 percent of water, reduces the expense of crop production, and increases the crop yield by 20 to 100 percent.

The spokesperson said that farmers can get a free application form from deputy director agriculture and also download it from the website www.ofwm.agripunjab.gov.pk  

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