The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in collaboration with Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam and Sindh Agriculture Extension and Research Departments will provide free wheat seeds to small farmers in eight rain and flood-affected districts of Sindh.

The regional representatives of TIKA, a subsidiary agency of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Turkiye, led by Programme Coordinator Halil Ibrahim Basaran visited Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam, Vice Chancellor Dr Fateh Marri and discussed different matters of mutual interest regarding agriculture, export, culture and history of both brotherly countries.

Halil Ibrahim informed the Vice Chancellor that certified wheat seeds for two acres will be provided free of charge to 600 farmers of eight rain and flood-affected districts in Sindh including Dadu, Khairpur, Sanghar, Shaheed Benazirabad, Badin, Matiari, Umerkot and Mirpurkhas. The Agriculture Extension and Research Departments of the Sindh government will support the agency, he added.

Seeds will be given to the farmers who possessed one to ten acres of land. The agriculture department will prepare the list of farmers, as well as demarcate the areas, he said.

Vice Chancellor Dr Fateh Marri said that the Turkish government is supporting the poor farmers of Sindh and the university management will carry out the work of better seeds and its transparent distribution responsibly.

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