Says after Turbat and Lasbel­a, olive oil extrac­tion plant is also being establ­ished in Quetta­ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Agriculture and Research Council (PARC) has planted 120,000 olive plants in Balochistan as part of its upcoming Tree Plantation Campaign. Talking to APP, PARC Chairman Dr Yusuf Zafar said 60,000 saplings of olive trees were made in our own nurseries while the other half was imported from Italy. Punjab planted most trees during ‘Green Pakistan’ campaignHe said, “Cultivation of the 120,000 olive plants will be done on 14,000 acres.”For extraction of olive oil, a plant was being established in Quetta at a total cost of Rs2.25 billion, the PARC chairman said. He said the federal government would launch solar pumps programme and distribute 30,000 solar pumps to the small farmers of Balochistan. “Currently we have appointed 124 people from all over the province to fulfil 6% appointment quota of Balochistan in PARC,” Zafar concluded.

Source: The Express Tribune February 23, 2018 04:52 UTC