Strengthening of farm services center and cooperate agriculture By Allah Dad Khan DG Agri Extension KPK Province

2. Strengthening of Farm
Services center and
Cooperate Agriculture
ByAllah Dad Khan Director
General Agri Extension KPK
allahdad52@gmail.com

3. Bifurcation of Presentation
 Module -1 History and Development of Farm
Services Center in KPK
 Module -2 Journey from Farm Services
Centers to Model farm Services Centers
 Module-3 Structure of MFSC/FSC

4. Module -1 History and
Development of Farm
Services Center in KPK

5. Introduction of Agriculture Extension and
emerging of Farm Service Center
1. Agriculture Extension is serving the farming community
since long.
2. Agriculture Extension Staff was responsible for distribution
of inputs such as seed, fertilizer, pesticides and fruit plants
production and sale.
3. However, under the revised policy it was transferred to
private sector and Agriculture Extension staff was
exclusively spared for education and motivation of farmers.
4. Since the inception of new policy, the distribution/supply of
inputs to the farmers has become very difficult, as private
sector is not reaching the remote rural areas.
5. Moreover quality and in time availability of these inputs at
reasonable prices is also another problem.
6. Therefore farmers were facing great difficulties in getting
Agriculture inputs, resulting in low productivity

6. Introduction of Agriculture Extension and
emerging of Farm Service Center contd
7.The severity of the problem seems to be intensified with the
phasing
out of ADA,FVDB and Agriculture Engineering Department.
8. Keeping in view the sensitivity of the situation, Agriculture
Department established nine Rural support and Farm
Extension
Services Centers (RS&FESC) in the province.
9.Each centre was provided with one tractor along with one
set of
farm machinery & Rs. 0.2 million revolving fund for purchase
of inputs & its sale to the farmers on cash & carry basis.
10.The main objective of establishment of these centers was
the
establishment of one window operation i.e. all inputs and
technical
guidance relating to each field and department were to be

7. Working of Farm Extension
Services Centers (RS&FESC)
The centers were not successfully working due
to the following reasons.
1.The centers were run by the Agriculture
Extension staff and were completely
Government patronized which resulted in the
misuse of Tractors & Implements by the
politicians in power and the centre's could not
flourished

8. Working of Farm Extension
Services Centers (RS&FESC)
contd
2.The membership was 120 only and the
contribution of the farmers members i.e. Rs.
600/-
each including matching grant of Rs. 2 lacks was
so small amount that the centre was unable to
carry out inputs business.
3.The farmers were not free in decision making.
4.The centers did not function as one window
operation.

9. Farmers Support Unit
After removal of the deficiencies prevailing in
these centers and adding more inputs the ADC
Swabi Scarp Mardan established 10 FSUs
(Farmer Support Units) in the project area which
contribute more than 50 lacs with a matching
grant of Rs. 34 lacs. As such the total amount is
now 84 lacs with the FSUs having 5000
membership

10. Farm Service Centers
 Keeping in view the achievements of FSUs and FSCs it was decided to
establish such like centers in FATA area for the benefit of the poor farmers
of the FATA.
 Farm services centers were established through out province at agriculture
officer
 Level.
 Although all Departments involving in the Development of Agriculture were
made bound (As per by-laws) in these newly created centers with more
facilities but even then the centers failed to function as one window
operation. This deficiency was seriously felt by the present Secretary
Agriculture Mr. Shah Rukh Arbab. Hence he approved 24 model farm
service centers from the Government.
 In these model farm service centre's representative of all the Department,
with soil testing lab and A.I centre's along with office stores, training hall
etc. of Farm Service Centre's were kept under one roof so that the centre
shall function as one window operation in real sense.

11. Model Farm Services Centers
1. Although all Departments involving in the
Development of Agriculture were made bound (As
per by-laws) in these newly created centers with
more facilities but even then the centers failed to
function as one window operation. This deficiency
was seriously felt by the present Secretary
Agriculture Mr. Shah Rukh Arbab. Hence he
approved 23 model farm service centers from the
Government.
2. In these model farm service centre's representative
of all the Department, with soil testing lab and A.I
centre's along with office stores, training hall etc. of
Farm Service Centre's were kept under one roof so
that the centre shall function as one window
operation in real sense.

12. 3. Model Farm Services centers PC 1 prepared for
three years in the light of direction of Agriculture
Policy 2005
4. PC 1 included the Construction of MFSC in 23
places in KPK
5. The working of these centers were evaluated
in year 2007 through a study study was conducted
and it was felt that the working procedures lacks
true presentation The journey took place to
another idea

13. Study on Model Farm Services Center
1. The study results obtained in coordination of
Interco operation workshop held at Peshawar
all stake holders participated
2. The study suggested for holding a workshop
3. Workshop was held on 22nd and 23rd May
2007.

14. Out put of workshop
1.Legislative frame work of Farm Services
Centers to be initiated
2. Autonomy of Farm Services Centers to be
ensured
3. Existing By Laws to be re visited and
amended.
4. Integrated service offered to be strengthened.
5.Provision of input and advisory services

15. Out put of workshop contd
6. Capacity building of FSC to be enhanced
7.Capacity building of institution of the MC , EB .
8. Knowledge management and accountability
9. Diversification of Services
10.Finances for FSC .
11. MOU with Khyber Bank ( Chief Minister,s
Agriculture Credit Scheme for NWFP 100
millionRs)

16. Proposed Services For Farm Services
Centers
1. Live Stock and Poultry
2. Horticulture
3. Post Harvest ( Farm level)
4. Marketing ( with special emphasis on
consistent supply)
5. Non timber forest product s
6. Agro forestry
7. Value Addition , Processing
8. ( Source FSC workshop May 2007)

17. Farmers Needs as emerged from Workshop
 1. Integrated efficient and cost effective services
 2.Subsidies on agriculture inputs
 3.Better water management schemes.
 4.Support in credit.
 5.Establishment of basic market infrastructure.
 6.Capacity and skill development
 7.Strategic planning of input.
 8.Correct use of agriculture inputs.
 9. Establishment of local sale point
 10. Seed certification soil testing laboratories
 11.Farmers trainings
 12 processing and cold storages service facilities

18. Strengthening of MFSC
On the problem identified through study
A new PC -1 was initiated for three years
And the PC -1 completed its time

19. Present Position OF Farm Services
Centers
 The scheme Converted to Development t
Scheme and placed a part of Agriculture
Extension with Director Farm Services
Centers.
 500 million Rupees provided in year 2012 for
purchase of Agriculture implements