Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said the agriculture sector plays a vital role in the national economy.

Addressing a representative delegation of farmers in Lahore today, she said Punjab's progress is impossible without farmers and the government is striving to ensure they receive fair returns for their produce.

She said the black-market sale of fertilizers and other agricultural inputs has been eliminated.

She said the government has confidence in farmers and is committed to providing them with all possible facilities.