The government told the National Assembly on Friday that agriculture sector would be provided incentives to increase indigenous production of edible oil as this was the only way to address the rising prices of ghee and cooking oil. Minister for Ports and Shipping Naveed Qamar said that cooking oil and ghee prices were increasing in Pakistan owing to high palm oil cost in the international marker. The local production of oilseeds would be increased with special focus on coastal areas to become less dependent on import of palm oil, he added.