ISLAMABAD - Owing to highest ever input prices, farmers are reluctant in wheat sowing on large scales and still out of 22 million acres target, not more than 8 million acres the growers have sowed wheat and it is too late as well. As per sources, provincial and federal governments have no control over input prices and they have given free hand to the dealers and manufacturers to loot the growers in terms of charging unjustified prices for the sale of urea fertilizer. The sources told that wheat was sewed on around 8 million acres yet against the target of 22 million acres and the government seems not able to achieve the target. The government had to facilitate farmers by making the cost of inputs cheaper or announcing higher procurement price along with the promise that it would buy every single grain from the farmers on the prescribed price. If the government wants to oblige the fertilizer manufacturers, it will have to spend several billions extra money to purchase commodity though this formula would make mockery of the government. But whether government should go behind culprits or adopt this formula, it has to make sure the wheat floor availability. Pakistan is already known as food insecure country and laziness of government staff is strengthening this image before international world. TheNation has already reported that the dealers and the manufacturers mafia is by force selling the DAP fertilizer by making it mandatory for them to buy one bag of DAP along with urea and they are also charging higher prices for the product. In the given circumstance, the sources said that wheat sowing target will not be achieved and moreover wheat production might face a shortfall of 2-3 million tons that will burden the national kitty.