Introduction of Department of

agriculture (AE & AR)

Punjab
Presented by :
Abdul Majid
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 Organogram
Secretary
agriculture

DGA (Ext. &

AR)

Director
Additional Director General Director Additional Director General
Agriculture Director (IPM) Director (IM)
(Farms & Trainings) (PM&E) (Horticulture)
(Ext.) HQ

Director Directors
ATIs Divisional
Coord
1. Rawalpindi Directors Director
(Farms, 2. Sargodha Agriculture (Hort)
Training & 3. Karor, (Extension)
A.R) Punjab Layyah
4. R.Y. Khan

Directors
(Farms, Deputy
Training & Directors DDA/ HO
Adaptive Agriculture (Hort)
Research) (Ext)
 Mission statement

Transform Punjab’s Agriculture by disseminating latest crop production

technologies by growing/ planting diversified, market driven, increasing per acre

crop production, inducting sustainable ICT based communication strategy through

increasing per capita farmer income and extensive training of stakeholders for

effective value for money

 Challenges
• Falling international commodity prices
• Increasing Cost of production
• Stagnant average Yields
• Climate Changes dictating Agriculture
• Deteriorating Soil Health and water resources
• Seed problems , imbalanced Use of fertilizers, poor Mechanization & Institutional
Issues
• Water inefficiencies
• Productivity Enhancement, Diversification, Intensification and Value addition
 Major functions

• Transfer of Modern production technologies

• Development of site specific production technology

• Pre and In-service trainings

• Promotion of high value crops

• Monitoring of Agriculture inputs

• Implementation of Agriculture Laws

• Formulation and execution of Development projects

 Major components

1. AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICES

2. FARMS, TRAINING & ADAPTIVE RESEARCH

3. AGRICULTURAL TRAINING INSTITUTES

4. HORTICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICES

 Major activities
• Farmer registration for E-credit
• Farmer registration for Kissan Card
• Soil and water sampling
• Implementation of Agriculture Laws
• Monitoring of Agriculture Inputs
• Execution of development projects and special initiatives
• Survey of Agricultural machinery and Tube-wells
• Special Campaigns
• Collaboration with other Wings/Departments/ International Organizations
• Interaction with other provincial and federal governments
• Interaction with research and other allied wings
Thanks