Emphasising the need to enhance wheat yield in view of its growing demand, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday directed the officials concerned to ensure availability of quality seeds to achieve the wheat production target in the province. Among other projects, he asked the authorities concerned to take measures to acquire solar energy to meet shortage of electricity, increase agri-production and uninterrupted supply of power to the farmers. He also issued instructions for operating some tubewells with solar energy as a pilot project. The chief minister, according to a handout, was presiding over a meeting on agriculture issues. Flanked by the federal food secretary and senior provincial government officers, the chief minister said the agriculture sector uplift and increase in agri-production were a priority area and the government was taking steps for the welfare of the farmers. Among the initiatives was provision of tractors to the farmers on subsidised rates, which would help improve the crop production.