AGRICULTURE EXTENSION DEPARTMENT KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PROVINCE AT A GLANCE BY MR. ALLAH DAD KHAN

Agriculture Extension Services1. Agriculture Extension service is indispensable and it offers more

than just expert assistance in improvement of production. 2. It took Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over decades to reach

comprehensive institutionally established and organized service. 3. Extension services enables flow of information and transfer of

knowledge and scientific findings to practice which is helping to develop livelihood enterprises and promote productivity to generate income. 

4. Agricultural extension is one of the means available to help alleviate poverty and improve food security.

5. Agricultural extension is a unique service which provides access to small farmers and the rural poor living far from the urban centers to non-formal education and information services.

Vision

Improving living standard of farming community through increase in farm income by perceiving potential output with an acceptable quality on sustainable basis

Objective

To make Farming community enable to fetch highest economic yield and food security

Functions

Dissemination of recommended agricultural practices

Educate/Train farmers in improved agricultural production technology

Production and distribution of quality seed and fruit plants

Advisory services in insect/pest management and horticultural activities

Organize farmers for collective solution of agricultural problems (through MFSCs)

Quality control and regulatory measures of Agricultural inputs

Establishment of Regulated Markets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Execution of various crops Introduction & Promotion Programme (IPP)