LAHORE: In Punjab cotton has been cultivated on an area of 3.6 million acres and production of 6.6 million cotton bales is expected out of it. A spokesman of the Punjab Agriculture department said on Saturday that Punjab Agriculture Secretary Asad Ullah Khan had stressed upon all the departments to make joint efforts to achieve cotton production targets as it would definitely yield positive results on the country’s economy. Spokesman said that staff of Extension and Pest Warning was available in the field to provide modern production technology to the cotton growers. Current heat wave was a challenge for the farmers and its negative impact effects had been observed, he added. He suggested the farmers pay special attention towards the cotton crop as proper management was of utmost importance to deal with extreme hot weather conditions and water shortage. He further said that in case of any problem farmers should contact the agriculture department and seek guidance from agriculture experts to achieve desired results.