CHITRAL, April 17, 2011: Farmers will not be able to carry out wheat cultivation in the flood-hit areas of Chitral this season due to exorbitant prices of wheat seed, fertilizer, pesticides and charges of tractors.
Talking to this correspondent here on Sunday, a number of farmers from upper Chitral said they had lost their standing crop of wheat to the torrential rain in July last year due to which they had suffered a lot.
They said almost 100 per cent farmers grew wheat for household consumption and providing fodder to animals in the form of chaff.
Former general councillor Samiul Haq said despite tall claims of the government and different NGOs, they did not receive any aid to be able to cultivate wheat for the season.
Riaz Ali, organizer of an NGO, said due to rampant poverty in the area even families with moderate income could hardly make both ends meet.--Zahiruddin
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