role of extension worker by mr allah dad khan former dg agriculture extension kpk peshawar

Organo Gram Of Agriculture Extension Lect -1 and Role Of Extension Worker Lecture-2By Mr Allah Dad Khan Former DG Agriculture Extension KPK

Lecture -1

Organizational set-up of Agriculture Extension in Pakistan

Structure of Agriculture before Devolution

Provincial Set Up of NWFP

1. Provincial Minister Agriculture Livestock and Cooperation NWFP Province2. Secretary Agriculture Livestock and Cooperation NWFP Province3. Director General Agriculture Extension NWFP Province4. Director General on Farm Water Management NWFP Province5. Director General Livestock and Dairy development NWFP Province6. Registrar Cooperative NWFP Province7. Director Agriculture Engineering


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1. Directorate Field Operations2. Identification & recommendation of development & reclamation of Culturable waste land 3. Initiate steps for the development of hilly areas, through terracing 4. Collaborate with concerned department in execution of emergency works such as

defense, desilting, flood control and land slides. 5. Initiate steps for development / improvement of water storage ponds. 6. Initiate development of ground water resources through operation of well drilling

machinery and equipment by revitalized Agricultural Engineering Wing of the department.

7. Initiate soil conservation through construction of outlets, retaining walls and spurs 8. Work on legislation to facilitate agricultural producers and market actors. 9. Assist Director General Agriculture Extension in a number of matter and act as second-in-

command

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

1. Directorate of Agriculture Information2. 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. 3. To produce educative audio-visuals as aid for group communication. 4. Work as two-way channel of communication between various formations of Agriculture

Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 5. To improve communication skills of professionals working in agriculture and allied departments.

5. To improve capabilities of research and extension workers

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.

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.

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.

7.Directorate of Planning, Monitoring and EvaluationFormulation 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

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.9.Principal Agri Trg Institute10.Director FATA


Roles and duties of extension workers at various organizational levels

Lecture -2

Who is Extension Worker?

An Extension worker is an change agent , he serve as a link between agriculture research and famers.It includes all the persons working in Agricultural Extension field , From Director General Agriculture Extension the Head of the Department to Field Assistant at Gross root level placed at Union Council level . The role of some of the positions is provided as under

Role and Duties of Director General Agriculture Extension

Director General Agriculture Extension is sitting at Provincial Level, being the head of the department, he has different duties which he performed in coordination with the staff laced at HQ and at the District’s Level some of the roles and duties are enumerated as under. To develop extension organization to meet the changing needs of modern time.

Director General Agricultural Extension Department being the Administrative and Professional head of the Agriculture Department in the Province , exercise all the Technical, Administrative & Financial Powers as exercised by other Heads of the Department .

Co-ordination with all stake holders, He also acts as Chief Technical Advisor to the Provincial Government on all matters relating to the Agriculture Department.

Organizing Farmers, and helping the in framing farmers organizations, with the Collaboration with all stake holders

Personal selection and Management

Programme Determination, planning , monitoring and evaluation of the programmes through his staff.

He maintains proper relationship between organizations, Assisting N.G.O’s, IGO,s and other departments in agriculture development throughout province.


He is to report each year to Secretary and Minister of Agricultural ,through Submission of all the reports and returns of the Government (Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Progress reports). Maintain proper Liaison with Ministry of Agriculture Government

He is also respectable for preparation of the budget and appropriation proposals for the department for consideration and approval of the Government.

Any major Policy matter relating to professional activity shall be undertaken by him in consultation with other Senior Officers of the Department who are specialist in their disciplines.

He exercises all the powers delegated to him by the Government and is directly answerable to the Government being head of Agriculture Department.

He controls all the Agricultural Development affairs in the Province and shall issue special instructions/directions considered necessary for development of agriculture.

Characteristics of Director General Agriculture Extension Provincial Government

1. A good Planner, organizer, administrator, evaluator.

2. Interested in people and their problems and wellbeing.

3. He must be enthusiastic

4. He must be reliable.

5. He must be free and frank and not sneaky.

6. He should be friendlyand High sense of compliance.

7. He must be competent and a person with high sense of responsibility

8. He must possess leadership qualities.Has interest in the attains of the group.

9. A sympathetic attitudes towards colleague and others.

10. Clear and systematic thinking not confused and haphazard.

11. Good experience in speaking, reading and writing and a person who is considerate andtolerant

12. Have faith , courage , empathy and integrity .

13. He must keep himself up-to-dateand be a Group Oriented individual .

7.3. District Director Agriculture Extension at District Level


Administratively, the district is controlled by the DOA. He is the in charge of the department at district and is responsible for the supervision of the activities of the Agricultural Officers and Field Assistants working in his jurisdiction. He supervises all the development projects, demonstration farms and nursery farms in his area. He is assisted by subject matter specialist at the district office and Agriculture officers at circle level.

Role of District Director Agriculture Extension at District Level

1. Preparation of District Extension Action Plan.

2. Arranging and stocking of Agriculture inputs at all sale points in the district timely and adequately.

3. Effective control of the extension functionaries of the block level and timely monitoring and evaluation of the different development programme.

4. Point wise reporting of the achievements every month of the EDO and Directorate.

5. Overall responsibility for the high yielding varieties programme.

6. Organization& imparting training along with the Subject Matter Specialist , Agriculture Extension Officer at District Level .

7. Reviewing fertilizer and sale stock position from time to time including private sale.

9. Undertaking intensive touring during campaign period so that all the District.

11. To convene a meeting of the district level coordination committee every month in order to shot and to remove the bottlenecks and to utilize the available irrigation potential.

12. Providing the main link between field officers and technical wing directors, passing information to them and receiving advice and programmes of extension messages and methods available for use in the field.

13. Supervising the assessment of training needs for all staff and drawing up proposals for training within the district.

14. Managing monthly meetings at the district for all TAOs to discuss problems, solutions, and progress and extension activities.

15. Controlling district expenditure within approved budget ceilings and ensuring timely submission of monthly accounts to concerned section.

7.4. Agricultural Officer at Tehsil / circle level


He is a graduate of (B.SC (Hons) or M.SC (Hons) in Agriculture. He controls tehsil and sub-tehsil having 3-4 union councils. He performs extension functions with the help of Field Assistant, Budders and Beldars. He guides farmers in introduction of modern technology, arrange field days, farmers meetings ,farmers trainings and farmers visit to research farms. Beside checking of pesticides and fertilizers.

Role of Agriculture Officer Extension

1. Preparation of Agriculture Extension Officer circle-wise Agriculture production Programme. Formation of consensus with farmers on vision and issues affecting the improvement of agriculture and joint designing of objectives and its activities’

2. Arranging and stocking all the inputs at all the sale points in the circle timely and adequately. And To coordinate stocking of fertilizer/Plant Protection measures at various sale points in circle.

3. Based on farmers’ needs, thematic extension services and advices are actively provided by extension officers to establish a consensus on what needs to be done jointly by farmers and extension officers. Networking farmers who have a common issue and guide them to solve it collectively.

4. To organize farmers training at village level. Formation of farmers’ organizations to tackle with the common issues collectively.

5. To report shortage of seed, fertilizer etc. if any, immediately, to the DOA Extension.

6. Intensive touring during the campaign period.

7. To ensure full utilization of irrigation potential.

8. Reporting the achievement every month to the DOA Extension.

9. Identifying and using departmental human, financial, information and physical resources efficiently. Identification and training of farmer leader(s) and Coordination of various important activities to be performed by various stakeholders.


10. Promoting environmentally friendly farming practices; using participatory approaches with fars in order to ensure the development of demand driven extension programmes.

11. Conducts timely demonstrations and training of farmers in order to ensure effective delivery of appropriate information on technology.

12. introduction and application of new applicable technologies developed by research institutions, universities and other public organizations.

13. Technical support to new farmers in the areas of agro-processing, sales skills, and agricultural knowledge.

14.Facilitate collaboration and coordination between the farmers and experts, other government and private services/researches when an issue is beyond general extension service.

7.5 Field Assistant at Union Councils

He is the pivot of agricultural extension activities in the Union Council. He is usually qualified diploma holder from Agricultural Training Institute, where he gets two years training after matriculation.

He performs the following functions:

1. To layout demonstration plot to keep the record of methods and result demonstration.

2. To layout fruit orchards in the villages.

3. To help the farmers in obtaining improved seeds.

4. To protect crops, vegetables, and orchards from pests and diseases by advising field sprays. 5. To educate the farm communities to adopt the recommended seeds, fertilizer, pesticides etc. Extension workers play a vital role in educating farmers to produce better crops and more productive animals at lower cost

6. To change the knowledge, attitude and skills of villagers.

7. Takes the problems of farmers to agricultural research institute in order to get them solved.

8. Use a variety of extension teaching methods which are best suited in the situation.

9. Get information regarding all the farm families, their problems, needs and capabilities?

10. To help farmers in cooperative group action such as formation of village organizations, water users associations, community organizations.


11. Make the peoples aware about modern agriculture practices and use of modern machinery

12. To help the farmers in arrangement of agricultural inputs timely so that yield per acre be increased.

13. To create awareness among farmers about, organic farming, alternate source of energy, soil testing, capacity building in different discipline.

14. To coordinate with other field staff such as Field assistant of research, Field Assistant of Soil Conservation and Stock Assistants

15. Promoting the adoption of appropriate farming practices, through the use of appropriate

Extension methods, including working with groups

References

6. Mandate of Agricultural Extension7. Devolution plan 2001

Lecture -1

Organizational set-up of Agriculture Extension in Pakistan

Structure of Agriculture before Devolution

Provincial Set Up of NWFP

8. Provincial Minister Agriculture Livestock and Cooperation NWFP Province9. Secretary Agriculture Livestock and Cooperation NWFP Province10. Director General Agriculture Extension NWFP Province11. Director General on Farm Water Management NWFP Province12. Director General Livestock and Dairy development NWFP Province13. Registrar Cooperative NWFP Province14. Director Agriculture Engineering


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10. Directorate Field Operations11. Identification & recommendation of development & reclamation of Culturable waste land 12. Initiate steps for the development of hilly areas, through terracing 13. Collaborate with concerned department in execution of emergency works such as

defense, desilting, flood control and land slides. 14. Initiate steps for development / improvement of water storage ponds. 15. Initiate development of ground water resources through operation of well drilling

machinery and equipment by revitalized Agricultural Engineering Wing of the department.

16. Initiate soil conservation through construction of outlets, retaining walls and spurs 17. Work on legislation to facilitate agricultural producers and market actors. 18. Assist Director General Agriculture Extension in a number of matter and act as second-in-

command

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

8. Directorate of Agriculture Information9. 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. 10. To produce educative audio-visuals as aid for group communication. 11. Work as two-way channel of communication between various formations of Agriculture

Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 12. To improve communication skills of professionals working in agriculture and allied departments.

5. To improve capabilities of research and extension workers

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.

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.

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.

7.Directorate of Planning, Monitoring and EvaluationFormulation 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

13. Directorate of Model Farm Services CentersThe 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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