Agriculture extension organization KPK A Presentation By Mr Allah Dad khan Former Director General Agriculture Extension KPK Province and Visiting

2. Agriculture Extension Department Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa Province Existing Manpower
Organizational Chart

3. Agricultures at Provincial Level
Secretary
Agriculture
Agriculture
Extension
Engineering
Research
Water
Management
Crop
Reporting
Service
Animal
Husbandry
Livestock &
Dairy Dev
Livestock
Research &
Dev
Veterinary
Research
Institute
Cooperative
Cooperative

4. Organogram Agriculture Extension Khyber PakhtunKhwa Province

6. Directorate General Agriculture Extension KPK
1. Director General Agri. Extension (BS-20) = 1 No.
2. Director General Agri. FATA (BS-20) = 1 No.
3. Director Field Operations HQ (B-19) = 1 No.
4. Director Plant Protection HQ (B-19) = 1 No.
5. Director Horticulture HQ (BS-19) = 1 No.
6. Director Agriculture Marketing HQ (BS-19) = 1 No.
7. Director Coordination, Planning & Monitoring (BS-19) = 1 No.
8. Director Model Farm Services Centres HQ (BS-19) = 1 No.
9. Director Seed HQ (BS-19) = 1 No.
10. District Directors Agriculture (BS-19) = 24 Nos.
11. Director Plant Protection FATA (BS-19) = 1 No.
12. Regional Director Agriculture (North) FATA BS-19 = 1 No.
13. Regional Director Agriculture (South) FATA (BS-19) = 1 No.
14. Dy. Director Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation HQ (BS-18) = 1 No.
15. Dy. Director Plant Protection HQ (BS-18) = 1 No.
16. Dy. Director Horticulture HQ (BS-18) = 1 No.
17. Dy. Director Agriculture (Information) BS-18 = 1 No.
18. Dy. Director Coordination & Publication (BS-18) = 1 No.
19. Subject Matter Specialists Plant Protection (BS-18) = 24 Nos.
20. Subject Matter Specialists Agronomy & Extension (BS-18) = 16 Nos.
21. Subject Matter Specialists Horticulturist (BS-18) = 16 Nos.
22. Dy. Director Farms (BS-18) = 7 Nos.
23. Agency Officer Agriculture FATA (BS-18) = 7 Nos.
24. Regional Horticulture Specialist (North) FATA (BS-18) = 1 No.
25. Regional Horticulture Specialist (South) FATA (BS-18) = 1 No.
26. Dy. Director Agric (Planning & Monitoring) FATA HQ (BS-18)= 1 No.
27. Regional Plant Protection Officer (North) FATA (BS-18) = 1 No.
28. Regional Plant Protection Officer (South) FATA (BS-18) = 1 No.
29. Dy. Director Agriculture (Marketing) FATA (BS-18) = 1 No.
Total :

7. Staff
B. TEACHING STAFF (AGRICULTURE TRAINING INSTITUTE, PESHAWAR):
1. Principal Agri. Training Instt. (BS-20) = 1 No.
2. Vice Principal, ATI (BS-19) = 1 Nos.
3. Director Training/Training Coordinator ATI (BS-19) = 1 No.
4. Senior Instructors ATI (BS-18) = 4 Nos.
5. Instructors (B-17) = 7 Nos.
6. Instructor Islamiyat (B-17) = 1 No.
7. Instructor Physical Educ. (B-11) = 1 No.
Total : = 16 Nos.
C. FIELD OFFICERS (O&M):
1. Agriculture Officers (BS-17) = 115 Nos.
2. Asstt. Agri. Information Officer (BS – 17) = 1 No.
Total : = 116 Nos.
D. FIELD STAFF :
1. Agriculture Inspector (B-9) = 47 Nos.
2. Field Assistants (B-6) = 539 Nos.
3. Budders (BS-5) = 52 Nos.
4. Field Workers (BS-1) (Semi skilled labour) = 621 Nos.
5. Mali (BS-1) (qualified / skilled gardener) = 7 Nos.
Total : = 1266 Nos.
Other Staff = 860 No,s
.
G.Total : = 2126 Nos.

8. Mandate of Agriculture Extension
Improving living standard of farming community through increase in farm income
by perceiving potential output with an acceptable quality on sustainable basis.
Functions of Agriculture Extension Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1.Dissemination of recommended agricultural practices.
2.Educate/Train farmers in improved agricultural production technology.
3.Production and distribution of quality seed and fruit plants.
4.Advisory services in insect/pest management and horticultural activities.
5.Organize farmers for collective solution of agricultural problems.
6.Quality control and regulatory measures of Agricultural inputs.
7.Establish & Develop Market Information System (MIS) & Establishment of
Regulated Markets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
8.Execution of various crops Introduction & Promotion Programme (IPP).
Agricultural production is a very complex system. It depends on several inter
related components such development of appropriate production technology,
dissemination of modern technology to the end users, and the formulation of
farmer friendly agricultural policies.
Dissemination of appropriate technology to the farmer’s is of vital importance if
benefit is to be derived from technological advances moreover, the gap exists
between the research findings and farmers’ adoption needs appropriate
rectification by the adaptive research.

9. Provincial Level
Adaptive research and pre-service/in-service training.
Preparation of production technology of major crops.
Fixing of area and production targets.
Preparation of provincial level development projects.
Interaction with other provincial and federal governments.
Interaction with research wing.
Amendments in agriculture laws and provincial level implementation.
Overview the district level activities.
Planning and testing new strategies for transfer of technology.
Service matters of provincial cadres

10. District Level
Achievement of area and production targets
Implementation of production technology
Conducting village level trainings.
Implementation of approved projects
Preparation of district level projects.
Implementation of agriculture laws
Participation in review meetings called by provincial authorities
Feed back on researchable problems

11. 1. Directorate Field Operations
Identification & recommendation of development & reclamation of Culturable
waste land
Initiate steps for the development of hilly areas, through terracing
Collaborate with concerned department in execution of emergency works such
as defense, desilting, flood control and land slides.
Initiate steps for development / improvement of water storage ponds.
Initiate development of ground water resources through operation of well
drilling machinery and equipment by revitalized Agricultural Engineering Wing
of the department.
Initiate soil conservation through construction of outlets, retaining walls and
spurs
Work on legislation to facilitate agricultural producers and market actors.
Assist Director General Agriculture Extension in a number of matter and act as
second-in-command

12. 2.Directorate of Plant Protection
Act as a regulatory authority of Plant Protection measures in
the province. Arrange trainings for farmers, dealers in
pesticides business, issue licences to the firms and products
to be marketed in the province regulating their functions
under pesticides act. Introduction of integrated pest
management and training of IPM to the farming community
through practical demonstrations in their fields.
Monitoring of pest development by pest scouting of all crop,
Vegetables, Orchards etc. with special reference to Cotton, Rice
Sguarcane, Grain, Maize, Oil Seed, Wheat, Mango, Citrus, Guava,
Okra, Brinjal, Cucurbits & Potato etc

13. 3. Directorate of Agriculture Information
1. To disseminate information about modern agricultural
technology/cropping techniques through mass media i.e. print
and electronic media for transfer of technology to the farmers.
2. To produce educative audio-visuals as aid for group
communication.
3. Work as two-way channel of communication between various
formations of Agriculture Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
4. To improve communication skills of professionals working in
agriculture and allied departments.
5. To improve capabilities of research and extension workers

14. 4. Directorate of Agriculture Marketing
The Agriculture Produce Markets Act. 1939 was
promulgated on the recommendation of royal commission
constituted by the British India Government during 1927.
The sole-intention of the act was to regulate the Agri.
Business so as to do away the evils and vices which
ultimately tended to the deprivation of the grower from his
fair return of his produce. The Market committees were re-
established under the provisions of above said act which
were assigned Nobel pursuit i.e. Safeguard the interest of
grower.

15. 5. Directorate of Seed
It is a newly established Directorate which inherited the
mandate and function of defunct Agriculture Development
Authority later on bestowed to Agriculture Extension with a
name of Agriculture Development Fund. The Directorate is
assigned following functions:
Directorate of Seed is aimed at for systematic seed
Production, Procurement, Processing & Marketing of major
and minor crops seed on scientific lines. The prime
objective of Directorate of Seed is to supply high quality
seed on affordable rates thus to enhance overall per acre
yield of the Province.

16. 6.Directorate of Horticulture
Horticulture is a significant and upcoming sector in Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa. Horticulture has proved to be the best
diversification option for agricultural land use, because of
assured and the remunerative returns to the farmers.
The Department of Horticulture is responsible for the overall
development of Horticulture in the province. The Department
is adopting a definite policy for the development of
Horticulture.Directorate of Horticulture functions under the
Directorate General Agriculture Extension Government of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It has field offices in almost all District
with Subject Matter Specialists Horticulture.

17. 7. Directorate of Planning, Monitoring and
Evaluation
Formulation and analysis of agricultural policies and programmes and
assessment of impact on both producers and consumers;
Review of sector policies and programmes;
Coordination of sector programmes;
Coordination of the preparation of Agriculture Extension Annual Plan and
Development Budget;
Facilitating the release of funds to Field Offices;
Monitoring financial expenditures;
Monitoring and Evaluation of agricultural sector programmes, projects and
expenditures;
Provision of technical support in project appraisal, mid-term and project
completion evaluations of programmes and projects under the ministry;
Dissemination of information

18. 8. Directorate of Model Farm Services Centers
The Govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has established 23 Model Farm Services Centers (MFSCS) in
all the districts except Kohistan & Torghar.
1.Empowerment of the farming community by strengthening them through establishment of
Model Farm Services Centers.
2.Equal and transparent facilities to all the members of Model Farm Services Centers.
3.Identification, prioritization and solution of the problems being initiated by the farming
community within the available resources.
4.Establishment of a transparent and suitable system managed by the farmers / members
themselves.
5.Establishment of linkages with Governmental and non Governmental organizations.
6.Exposing and enhancing hidden capabilities and potentials of the farming communities in
their environments, including income-generating activities conducted by women
organizations.
7.Availability of resources (Financial & Physical) to the Model Farm Services Centre members
on sustainable and equitable basis.
8.Making the Model Farm Services Centers service oriented and non profit oriented
organization.

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