According to sources, the Punjab government has started distributing bardana (wheat gunny bags) while the procurement process is also in full swing in Sindh and other parts of the country. He said that wheat harvest is an annual festival for many families, as they arrange their annual wheat stock in this season. “We start harvesting early in the morning around 5am before taking a break at around 1pm,” he said. Talking to Pakistan Today, an official of the agriculture department confirmed that the wheat harvest and procurement processes are in full swing as gunny bags are being distributed across Punjab. “We are trying our level best to achieve the wheat procurement target of 4.5 million tonnes in record time (as early as possible),” he added.

Source: Pakistan Today April 11, 2020 10:45 UTC