Agriculture Department Muzaffargarh

Mission

To help create a financially secure sector. One that offers opportunities for the long-term and will continue to serve society for generations to come in a sustainable way. Moreover, to improve living standards by adapting modern and environment friendly production technologies of crops to:

• Reduce cost of production
• Minimize losses
• Increase yield
• Ensure maximum profit
• Bring prosperity for farmers hence strengthening the country

Departmental Setup

Objectives

• To strengthen the skills of farmers
• To ensure provision of quality agricultural inputs at cheaper rates
• To reduce cost of crops production
• To make efficient utilization of resources
• To adopt farmers’ friendly advanced technologies
• To disseminate marketing information
• To introduce and adopt non conventional crops

Interventions

• Achievement of area and production targets (of rabi and kharif crops)
• Monitoring of agriculture inputs

Implementation of Agricultural Laws

• Pesticide Ordinance
• Fertilizer Control Order
• Cotton Control Act
• Farmer training programs, Farmer’s Days / Refresher Courses / Seminars
• Plant Protection Advisory and Pest Scouting
• Implementation of projects approved by Provincial Agriculture Department

Functions of Department

• Introduction of advanced agricultural technological techniques among farming community
• Conduction of farmer training programmes at District, Tehsil, Markaz , Union Council and Village level
• Establishment of demonstration plots of main crop to introduce new agricultural technology
• To ensure availability of quality agricultural inputs through fertilizer, pesticides and seed monitoring

Issues and Challenges

• Restore zoning laws for major crops
• Farmer's reluctant and orthodox behavior
• Meager economic condition of farmers
• Shortage of farm labor
• High Input cost and energy crisis
• Climate change challenges
• Defective marketing system
• Unavailability of processing industry

District Statistics

Agriculture Offices at Tehsil Level

Tahir Mahmood

Deputy Director Agriculture (Extension) Muzaffargarh