This document discusses the importance of agriculture extension in Pakistan. It provides definitions of agriculture extension and outlines its key goals and services. Agriculture extension aims to increase farmers' productivity and livelihoods by providing critical knowledge and advice. It helps farmers solve problems and adopt new technologies through participatory approaches. The document also notes Pakistan's rankings in several agricultural commodities and the importance of its irrigation system. Overall, agriculture extension works to educate farmers, accelerate adoption of innovations, and improve living standards.

3. Importance of Agriculture
Extension
A
Presentation
By
Mr. Allah Dad Khan
Former DG (AE) Visiting
Professor AU Peshawar

4. What is Extension ?
Extension refers to voluntary
out- of –school adult education
programme carried out in a
systematic way (affecting the
livelihoods of the recipients)
which makes use of teaching
and learning principles and
carried out in an atmosphere of
mutual trust and respect.

7. Extension Services
1)Agriculture Extension Services
2)Livestock Extension Services
3)Extension Services through Agriculture and
Livestock Research System , Social Forestry
4)Extension Services through Agricultural
Universities
5)Private Extension services through Projects
and Non-governmental Organizations

8. General Definition of Agriculture
Extension
Agriculture Extension provide critical access
To the Knowledge and information that rural
people need to increase the productivity and
sustainability of their production system , and
thus improve the quality of their lives and
livelihoods and increase the standard of living of
the Farm Family..
Extension process offers advice and information
to help them solve their problems

9. Importance of Agriculture in Economic
Development
1. Increase the supply of food for consumption
Food Security including nutrition and health.
2. Release labor for industrial employment
and job opportunities
3. Enlarge the size of the market for industrial
output
4. Increase the supply of domestic savings.
5. Earn foreign exchange

10. Importance of Agriculture in Pakistan
1. Agriculture dates back to 4500 BC in Indus
Civilization.
2. Agriculture is a vital sector of Pakistan economy.
3. It accounted for 20.9 percent of the Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) in 2014-15.
4. It is a source of livelihood of 43.5 percent of the
labour force of Pakistan.
5. About 25% of Pakistan ,s total land area is under
cultivation.
6. Large contribution to foreign exchange earnings.
7. Increased agricultural production and high crops
yield is essential for food security which make the
farming systems less vulnerable to climate change.

11. Pakistan Ranking in Production (FAO)
1. Chick Pea ranks ( 2nd)
2. Apricot ( 4th)
3. Cotton (4th)
4. Sugarcane ( 4th)
5. Milk(5th)
6. Onion (5th)
7. Date (6th)
8. Mango (7th)
9. Rice (8th)
10. Wheat (9th)
11. Oranges ( 10th)

12. 1.Pakistan has one of the largest irrigation system in World.
2.Pakistan irrigates three times more area than Russia.
3.Indus river and its tributeries are capable of irrigating over
16 million hectares.
4.Includes, dams , barrages, head works, canals, and
distribution channels.
5.Indus water treaty of 1960.

15. Agricultural Extension is not a one-shot effort.
It entails a continues, long term process
of contact with farmers to understand
their production conditions and to
guide research to develop
recommendations that respond to
farmers’ needs.

16. 1. It helps farmers to change their behavior on a
voluntary basis and helps farmers to achieve a
better quality of life.
2.It increase and share new Knowledge
3.It motivates, enables and provide insights.
4.It helps to form opinios and there is better
decision making.
5.It assists with mutual and reciprocal learning.
6.It creates and shares new agricultural
technologies.
7.It brings the worlds to farmer and farmers to the
world.

17. 1. Agriculture Extension is the key mechanism in the
agricultural Development. Promoting poverty eradication
in rural areas and ensure food security for our growing
population.
2.Providing social protection programmes. Through
Government ,RSPN.
3.Support and promote efforts to harmonize modern
technologies with traditional and indigenous knowledge for
sustainable rural development through Agriculture Advisory
Service and Farm Advisory service.

18. 4.Protect and ensure sustainable use of traditional knowledge
, including indigenous knowledge through FFS.
5.Provide access to credit and resources to farm based
activities for small farmers through FSC.
6. A linkage between ARS, AU and Farmer .
7.Formation of Organization for Farmers .(CSG)

19. 8.Agriculture Extension uses democratic methods in educating
the farmers through participatory approaches..
9. Agriculture Extension Helps in adoption of innovations, in
increasing efficiency in agricultural production. It is
continuous process of transferring technology till its adoption
by the farmers.
10. Agriculture Extension helps in studying and solving the rural
problems through public private strategy. Ensure adequate
and timely supply of inputs.
11. Agriculture Extension increases farm yields and improve the
standard of living of farmers and better family living.

20. 12. Agriculture Extension makes good communities better
and progressive through training of communities in
different disciplines.
13. Agriculture Extension contributes to national
development programmes and coordinate efforts.
14.Agriculture Extension improve farm level practices and
developing linkages of farmers with markets and industry
based on new technologies, ideas and future pathways for
sustainable growth of agro industry

23. FUNCTIONS OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
1. Persuasion of farmers of the value of
change
2. Transmission of research results to
the farmers:
3. Provision of guidance to the farmers:

24. PHILOSOPHIES UNDERLYING AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK.
1) Philosophy of democracy and culture:
2) Philosophy of Education for all:
3) Philosophy of social progress
4) Philosophy of teaching:
5) Philosophy of Cooperation:
6) Philosophy of Leadership

25. • As a catalyst: The change agent speed up or
accelerate the rate at which the people accept changer
the rate as which the people accept change.
• As a solution giver: He/She has an idea about the
farmers problems and needs and similarly render the
idea in order to bring effective solution to the needs
and problems of the farmers.
• As a process helper: Helpers m the process of solving
the farmers problems and needs.
• As a resource linker: The extension agent serves as a
link or bridge between the clienteles and where
necessary inputs, research findings etc can be
obtained,

26. THE USE OF LOCAL LEADERS IN EXTENSION WORK
Local leaders can be of invaluable assistance to an extension agent in
a number of ways:
1) They can assume responsibility for certain activities in the
agent's absence.
2) Help to organize local extension groups.
3) Assist directly in the spread of new ideas and practices by
demonstrating them in their fields.
4) They can generally serve as a point of contact between the
extension agents and farmers.
5) More farmers can be reached through the local leaders than the
extension agent could by himself.
6) Working through local leaders builds closer ties with local
farmers, thereby encouraging farmers' confidence in the
extension service and their willingness to participate in the
extension activities.
7) Enlistment of local leaders in identifying problems and
developing relevant technologies will assist sustainability of
change programmes.