Despite concerns that falling wheat prices could curb sowing across Punjab, Dera Ghazi Khan Division has emerged as a standout performer in the 2025–26 season, helping stabilise Pakistan’s food security outlook.
Punjab’s total wheat cultivation area increased by 159,000 acres this season. Dera Ghazi Khan Division alone contributed 107,000 acres—around 67% of the province’s total gain. Other divisions, including Gujrat, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, and Multan, saw only modest increases, while traditionally strong wheat belts such as Lahore, Sahiwal, Sargodha, and Gujranwala recorded slight declines, highlighting a subtle geographic shift in production.
The revival comes despite last year’s low procurement rates, which had raised fears of reduced sowing in resource-limited areas. Districts including Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Rajanpur, and Dera Ghazi Khan responded positively, showing resilience among local farmers.
Deputy Director Mr Tahir Mahmood Bhatti said that his field officials had been started awareness program for Wheat farmers and farmers cultivated more Wheat crops. He said that farmers will get attractive price of wheat . Director agriculture ext, Dera ghazi Khan Mr Mehr Abid Hussain said that on vision of chief minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif the DG Khan division was top in Punjab on wheat sowing and this time there will be bumper crops of wheat. He said that he and his teams were busy to check the model farm of Wheat and giving awareness to them. DC Muzaffargarh, Usman Tahir Jappa, also supervised field-level operations and ensured that extension services reached every village in the district.
Government programs such as the Green Tractor Scheme and Kissan Card further incentivized farmers to sow wheat on time. The combination of policy support, field supervision, and local administration coordination contributed to the region’s remarkable performance.
Analysts say the season underscores several lessons: food security cannot rely solely on market prices, effective extension can offset negative perceptions, and regions previously considered peripheral can become central contributors when policy, leadership, and governance align.
With central Punjab showing slight declines in wheat area, South Punjab—anchored by Dera Ghazi Khan—has become increasingly critical to the province’s food supply
