Kissan Board Pakistan demands wheat and sugarcane support prices

Specific price targets requested

Leaders of the board asked for a wheat price of Rs 5,000 per 40kg and Rs 700 per 40kg for sugarcane. They warned that farmers would launch countrywide protests if these figures were not confirmed by officials.

Budget allocation demands

The group argued that agriculture currently receives only two to three percent of national and provincial budgets. They stated the sector contributes 22 percent to GDP while supporting livelihoods for nearly 60 percent of the population.

Comparison with India

Sardar Zafar Hussain Khan noted that New Delhi announced support prices for 22 crops for two years. He alleged that powerful vested interests in Pakistan are creating hurdles to fixing similar rates for major crops.