Dr Muhammad Anjum Ali DGA(Ext &AR) Punjab

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1 Dr Muhammad Anjum Ali DGA(Ext &AR) Punjab Village Cooperative Movement Village Agricultural and Industrial Development Programme ( V Aid) Agriculture Development Corporation (ADC) Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) Training & visit Programme (T & V) Modified T & V Programme Field School (FFS) approach PROVINCIAL LEVEL Preparation of production plans for various crops Adaptive research and pre service/in service training Fixing of area and production targets Preparation of provincial level development projects Interaction with other provincial and federal governments Implementation of Agriculture Laws DISTRICT LEVEL Achievement of area and production targets Implementation of production technology Conducting village level trainings & extension services Participation in review meetings called by provincial authorities Feed back on researchable problems Implementation of agriculture laws

2 Research WORKING OF AGRICULTURE EXTENSION Technology Extension Feed Back Respective research institute and Adaptive Research prepare the draft A committee chaired by DGA (Ext. & AR) approves the draft The draft presented to Crop Management Group (CMG) by DGA (Ext. & AR) The Production Technology approved by CMG chaired by Secretary/Minister Agriculture Resource Person Master Trainer Trainers s Research Wing One From Each District AO (Ext) DDOA (Ext) DOA (Ext) TRAINING Villages allotted to every trainer by DOA (Ext.) village wise schedule of trainings worked out Audio visual aids used and literature distributed Focus on small farmers s encouraged to ask questions Concerned FA informs the farmers one day earlier Meeting at Common place Method and Result demonstrations as well 1 st 1st Jan to 15th Feb Management of Sucking pests on alternate host plants Uprooting of cotton sticks, its disposal and grazing by sheep. Ploughing of unploughed cotton fields.

3 2 nd 16 Feb. to 31st March Pre Sowing Cotton Training 3 rd 16 April to 31st May Cotton Agronomy Varieties Seed Treatment Seed Rate Weed Control Thinning Irrigation Fertilizer 4 th 1st June to 15th July Identification of Cotton Pests and Diseases Integrated Pest Management Control of Sucking Pests Control of Bollworms Army Worm Management 5 th 17th July to 15th October (Flexible Schedule) 1. Pest Management. 2. Pest Scouting. 3. Control of Sucking Pests 4. Control of Boll Worms on non BT Cotton 5. Cotton Contamination 6 th 16 th Oct. to 30 th Oct. Cotton Contamination Participatory approach FFS Use of ICT

4 Cotton & Wheat Mango Citrus Vegetable DGK, Lodhran, Bahawalpur, Vehari, Khanewal Rahim Yar Khan, Multan Toba Tek Singh, Sargodha Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana, H/Abad,P/Pattan,Layyah,Kasur, Okara, Gujranwala, R/pindi,Attock Agriculture website Agriculture Help lines , , , Cable network TV Channels FM radio Cell Phone Other ICT solutions 1. Yield Gap between progressive and ordinary farmers 2. Wide Extension agent ratio (1:10,000) 3. Increase in number of small farm holders 4. Lack of Agriculture Mechanization Extension Service 5. Emerging problems and advances in Agriculture Technologies 6. Limited scope of horizontal expansion in resources 7. Increasing complexity to meet the challenges of productivity enhancement, intensification, diversification, value addition without harming soil, water and environment Use of ICT and Specialized Extension service Crop Average Yield in Mds/Acre Progressive Advanced Countries Wheat Rice Basmati (Paddy) Rice Irri (Paddy) Cotton (Phutti) Sugarcane Maize 45 (Autumn) 70 (Spring) Potato Grams 6 15 (Irrigated) 20 Source: Directorate General Agriculture (Extension & A.R.), Punjab SIZE (Acres) % FARMS %CULT. AREA < % 47.00% % 27.00% % 17.00% % 8.00% Below 1 % 2.00% >150 Below 1 % 4.00%

5 Year Public Tube wells Private Tube wells Total ( 000 Acres) Year Wheat Cotton Rice Sugarcane Maize Potato Citrus Mango NA NA ,530 2,72,324 2,82, ,266 5,37,977 5,43, ,689 9,16,540 9,21,229 Source: Agricultural Statistics of Pakistan Number of Tractors = 4,20, Source: Directorate of Crop Reporting Services, Punjab ( 000 Tons/Bales) Year Wheat Cotton Rice Sugarcane Maize Potato Citrus Mango Source: Directorate of Crop Reporting Services, Punjab