LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has paid tribute to farmers and agricultural workers for their efforts to ensure food supplies, reaffirming her government’s commitment to improving agricultural productivity and strengthening food security.
In her message on World Food Day, the chief minister saluted those who work tirelessly to provide food for others and praised farmers for growing the crops that feed millions of people.
CM Maryam said World Food Day serves as an opportunity to renew the collective commitment to ensuring food security, adding that efforts to guarantee access to adequate food worldwide face numerous challenges, including climate change.
Maryam Nawaz said unusual and extreme environmental changes were affecting the availability of adequate food, stressing that ensuring access to a balanced diet for every individual was an indicator of sustainable development.
She emphasised the need to adopt modern agricultural technologies, innovation and mechanisation to meet growing food requirements.
CM Maryam said the Punjab government was supporting farmers across the province to improve crop yields and increase agricultural production.
She highlighted initiatives such as the Kisan Card, Green Tractor Scheme and agricultural mechanisation, saying these measures were helping improve productivity and support the farming community.
CM Maryam said the Model Agri Mall was providing farmers with a range of facilities under one roof, making agricultural services more accessible.
She announced that 10 more Agri Malls would be established in different cities across Punjab to facilitate farmers and strengthen the province’s agricultural infrastructure.
On World Food Day, she stressed that the hard work of farmers who continue to produce food despite harsh weather conditions must not be overlooked.
The chief minister said Punjab’s farmers were rendering valuable services by helping meet the food requirements of people across the country, adding that their contribution was essential to food security and agricultural development.