Agricultural

Agricultural production is a very complex system. It depends on several inter-related components such as 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 farmers is of vital importance if benefits are to be derived from technological advances. Moreover, the gap still exists between the research findings and farmer adoption needed for appropriate rectification by the adaptive research. This task is carried out through agriculture extension system in Punjab. Provincial Agriculture Extension is working on preparation of crop specific plans, fixing of area and production targets for Rabi / Kharif crops, preparation of provincial level development projects, interaction with other provincial and federal governments. District heads are responsible for achievement of area and production targets, maintenance of agricultural statistics, implementation of production technologies, organizing village level farmer trainings, implementation of approved projects, preparation of district level projects, participation in provincial review meetings and providing feedback on researchable problems.

Functions

Provincial Level

• Preparation and printing of production technology / plan of crops
• Fixing of area and production targets
• Preparation of provincial level development projects
• Interaction with other provincial and federal governments
• Amendments in agriculture laws and provincial level implementation
• Monitoring of the district level activities
• Planning and testing of new strategies for transfer of technology and service matters of provincial cadres

District Level

• Implementation of production technology achievement of area and production targets
• Maintenance of agriculture statistics
• Implementation of production technologies
• Conduct village level farmer trainings
• Implementation of approved projects
• Preparation of district level projects
• Implementation of agriculture laws
• Monitoring of agriculture inputs availability
• Participation in provincial review meetings
• Feedback on researchable problems

Hierarchy

Agriculture (Extension) Department Jhang has 03 Tehsil, 09 Markaz & 91 Union Councils. Each tehsil has Assistant Director Agriculture (Extension). There is one Agriculture Officer for each markaz and one Field Assistant at Union Council level. Each Markaz has 6-7 Union Councils covering 45-50 Villages. A Field Assistant is working at each Union Council (7-10 Villages) and he / she is a three year post SSC agriculture diploma holder. But all officers are graduates and some of them are even post graduates and PhD’s in Agriculture Sciences. Agriculture Officer is now a frontline worker who trains his field staff and farmers and also demonstrates new technologies. Apart from field extension service, the Department of Agriculture (Ext.) also has a Biological Control Laboratory for production of beneficial insects.

Land Utilization Statistics 

758,328

Staff Position

Achievements

Current Projects

The current projects of the agriculture departmenr are:

• National program for enhancing profitability through increased productivity of wheat
• Provision of agricultural implementations / machinery to farmers on subsidy
• Provision of subsidized wheat seed to farmers
• Establishment of demonstration plots
• Wheat yield competition
• National program for enhancing profitability through increasing productivity of sugarcane
• Establishment of demonstration plots
• Sugarcane yield competition
• National program for enhancing profitability through increasing productivity of rice
• Rice yield competition
• National program for enhancing profitability through increasing productivity of oilseed (canola)
• Canola yield competition