FAISALABAD: The agriculture experts advised growers to start cultivation of Sweet Potato
(Shakar Qandi) from April and complete it up to June to get a bumper yield.
A spokesman for the Agriculture (Extension) Department said sweet potato was used largely in
Pakistan because it was a rich source of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamin and other minerals.
The farmers should cultivate approved varieties of sweet potatoes over maximum space of
land because its production not only played a pivotal role in meeting food requirements of
people but it was also helpful for growers in mitigating their financial issues, he added.