1. Government Projects with participatory approaches
Lecture -18
National Programme on Improvement ofWater Courses in Pakistan
FARMERS PARTICIPATION
To qualify for NPIW resources,at least five farmers irrigating a minimum of five acres need to form a
Water Users Association (WUA). Once their application for resources to improve watercourses is
approved, independent consultants then approve the design prepared by the On-Farm Water Management
Department. The WUA then constitutes an executive committee that coordinates with government
officials and executes the project after the design is approved.
Subsequently, the governments share of financial support is released in three installments, and after the
WUA puts its 20 percent share in a designated bank account. However,Anwar says that the On-Farm
Water Management Project is now releasing up to 70 percent of funds in the first installment to facilitate
faster implementation.
Because the farmers themselves are in charge of purchasing the material for upgrading the watercourses,
there are significant cost savings. These savings are then used to fund the improvement of more
watercourses beyond the quota.
Livestock and Dairy Development Board Pakistan
Livestock plays an important role in the economy of the country and is at the heart of the rural
socioeconomic system. It is a net source of foreign exchange earnings contributing significantly in this
vital area. Most importantly, more than 8 million rural small and landless farmers raise livestock, making
it an ideal sector for attacking rural poverty in the country. Furthermore, as livestock makes up almost
53.2 % of the agriculture value added, the future high growth in agriculture is expected to be led by the
livestock sector
Establishment of Livestock and Dairy Development Board (LDDB) as a Company under Section 42 of
the Companies Ordinance 1984 has been undertaken to fast track the development in this vital sector.
LDDB is a company meant to promote and facilitate development of dairy, meat,poultry and allied
livestock industry in the country to achieve the potential of livestock sector in the country. Livestock
development is not being looked as only the tool for poverty reduction but is considered as an engine of
rural and economic growth in Pakistan . The specific objectives of LDDB are:
1. Plan, promote, facilitate and coordinate the accelerated development of and investment in the dairy,
meat, poultry, and allied livestock sectors.
2. Institute studies for the identification of bottlenecks in the development of Livestock, Poultry and Dairy
sectors and propose remedial measures.
3. Promote and facillitate marketing of livestock & livestock products.

2. 4. Organize, promote and facilitate producer-owned & controlled organizations.
5. Undertake capacity building of all stakeholders.
6. Facilitate, promote and support the development and dissemination of improved technologies for the
livestock sector.
Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) PROJECTS KHYBERPAKHTUNKHWA
WOMEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (WBDC)
The total estimated cost of the project is Rs. 28.41 Million.
The objectives of the business Development center are summarized as follows;
 Provision of all-encompassing facility for office space,product showcasing, exhibition, sale,
training i.e. capacity building of Women Entrepreneurs.
 Provision of conducive business environment for women owned businesses in the form
of Business incubation Center.
 Capacity Building of Women Entrepreneurs.
 Providing specialized services in the field of Marketing, Finance, and Management etc.
 Employment generation by supporting new business start ups
 Business development services for existing business
 Promoting the entrepreneurial culture amongst women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Agricultural Development Projects
The Government has initiated Crop Maximization Project-II with the objective of helping the farming
community to raise their crop production. The program is being run initially in 1,020 villages in all of the
provinces and will be extended to more villages in the years to come. Also in order to ensure food
security and to improve productivity of small farms, the Government is implementing a phased 'Special
Program for Food Security and Productivity Enhancement of Small Farmers' covering 13,000 villages by
the year 2015 starting with 1,012 villages. This program will be executed in all the four provinces in
addition to Azad Jammu & Kashmir, FATA and Gilgit-Baltistan during the first phase at a cost of
Rs.8.013