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Page 1: Transfer of agriculture technology transferred A Lecture By Mr Allah Dad Khan Former DG Agriculture Extension Khyber Pakhtun Khwa Province & Visiting Professor Agriculture University
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Agriculture Production is confronted by Problems

A Lecture ByMr.Allah Dad Khan

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Agriculture Technology Transferred By

Agriculture Extension

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Agriculture Technology: The Missing Link in Pakistan’s

Agriculture Sector

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کشش میں اس ۔کیونکہ سکتا ٹوٹ نہیں سے زمین ناطہ کا اس لے کر ترقی بھی جتنی دنیامرتے پر اسی ہیں دیتے کو اسی ہیں لیتے سے اسی ہم ہے کھینچتی جانب اپنی ہمیں جو ہےزمین اپنی جو علاقے شاداب اور سبز سر وہ ہیں قسمت خوش اور ہیں جیتے سے اسی ہیںہے بھی پاکستان ملک ایک سے میں ملکوں قسمت خوش ن ا ہیں کرتے پیدا خوراک سے

ہے آاتا ُااگ ہی وہ لگاؤ جو میں علاقے جس کے جس

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۔ ُااگتا نہیں میں ملک اس کیا اناج اور ،دالیں ،سبزیاں پھول ، پھل تک جنوب سے شمالسے دونوں ان کوئی اور نہیں دال پاس کے کسی تو نہیں روٹی پاس کے کسی بھی پھرہم والے کرنے پیدا اجناس چونسٹھ میں موسموں چار کہ ہے بات سی عجیب کتنی ہے محروم

گا؟ رہے تک کب اور ہے؟ کیوں ایسا ہے ماجرہ کیا یہ ہیں رہے ترس کو دانے دانے خود لوگ بالکل سے حقائق ان وہ کھلا جو پر ہم میں کھوج ۔اس ڈالا پر راہ اس ہمیں نے تجسس اسی

کی کپاس تو ہے پر نمبر چوتھے میں دنیا میں پیدوار کی چاول پاکستان کہ تھا مختلفپر نمبر تیسرے میں پیداوار

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کی ملکوں دوسرے میں پیداوار کی پھلوں کئی اور ہے کفیل خود میں گندمسے بات اس اندازہ کا اس ہے حقیقت کتنی میں بات اس ہے سکتا کر کفالتجو ہے ہوا پہنچا تک فاقوں ہاتھوں کے غربت کسان ہمارا کہ ہے جاتا ہو ہیوہاں ہوں پر نمبر_ چوتھے اور تیسرے دوسرے سے حساب پیداواری میں دنیا ملک

مرتے نہیں جی جیتے کسان کے

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کی پاکستان ہے۔ رکھتی حیثیت کی ہڈی کی ریڑھ میں معیشت کی پاکستان زراعت  حصہ کا شعبے زرعی میں پیداوار قومی زرعی  20مجموعی ساتھ ساتھ کے اس ہے، فیصد

  کے طبقے کش محنت کے ملک پنجاب 42.3شعبہ ہے۔ کرتا مہیا روزگار کو حصے فیصدطبقے کش محنت میں ہے،اس جاتا کہا بھی باسکٹ فوڈ کی پاکستان جسے

آامدات  43.5کا  بر مجموعی کی پاکستان طرح اسی ہے۔ وابستہ سے شعبے زرعی حصہ فیصد  حصہ کا شعبے زرعی بنی  65میں سے کپاس اور کپاس خام صرف سے میں جس ہے فیصد

  شرح کی   73.2مصنوعات سے  اعتبار کے پیداوار کی کپاس میں بھر دنیا ہے۔پاکستان فیصداور کینو آام، دودھ، گنا، چاول، گندم، پاکستان ساتھ ساتھ کے اس ہے۔ ملک بڑا چوتھا

ہے۔ سرفہرست بھی میں پیداوار کی کھجور

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ہوتے خواہشمند کے جاننے زیادہ سے زیادہ میں بارے کے صورتحال کی موسم کیلئے پیداوار اچھی کی فصلوں کاشتکارہمیں لئے اسی ہے۔ آارہا فرق میں گوئی پیش درست قطعی میں بارے کے موسم سے وجہ کی تبدیلیوں ماحولیاتی لیکن ہیں۔سے روز اول کا کسان پڑے۔ ضرورت کم سے کم کی گوئی پیش موسمی میں بارے کے جن ہے ضرورت کی فصلوں ایسیکی فصلوں کیلئے مقصد اس نے سائنسدان جینیاتی جاسکے۔ کی حاصل پیداوار اضافی کی فصلوں کہ ہے رہا مقصد ہی یہسے ان اور ہیں کیا خصلتیں وراثتی کی فصلوں کہ ہیں گئے جان کسان بعد کے جس کئے تجربات پر خصوصیات وراثتییہ کی فصلوں کیا کہ ہے بھی یہ بات کی سوچنے ہےجبکہ عنصر ایک محض یہ لیکن ہے۔ جاسکتا اٹھایا فائدہ طرح کسایسے کیلئےکئی نمٹنے سے حالت ان پاس ہمارے ہیں۔ کرسکتی مقابلہ کا حالات موسمی ہوئے بدلتے خصوصیات وراثتی

تالیف ضیائی کی پودوں فور سی کہ ہے کہاجاتا یہ اب ًاا مثل ہوگا۔ سوچا نہیں بھی میں خواب نے مینڈل کا جن ہیں ٹولز(C4 photosynthesis) ( کاایسا پودوں فور سی ہے جاتا کردیا منتقل میں پودوں فور سی غیر کو جینز کے

) اسی ترقی یہ ۔لیکن ہیں کرتے تبدیل میں کمپاؤنڈ کیمیکل کو آاکسائیڈ ڈائی کاربن مبنی پر کاربنز چار میں جس ہے طریقہطور کے مثال دے۔ پیداوار اچھی کی فصلوں میں موسم اعتبار ناقابل اور متغیر ہمیں یہ جب کہ ہے سکتی ہو ثابت مفید وقتکے اورپودوں ہے ہوا اضافہ میں حرارت درجہ کہ ہے کہنا کا کاشتکاروں میں میدانوں عظیم کے مرتفع سطح کے شمال پر

ہے آائی تبدیلی میں پیٹرن کے بارشوں میں وقت اہم کے افزائش و منتقلی کی بیجوں

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برداشت کو تبدیلیوں ان جو ہے ضرورت کی کرنے کاشت فصلیں ایسی ہمیں مطابق ۔ کے زراعت شعبہ امریکی کرسکیں۔میں 2012ءسے 1990 امریکہ دوران بھی 73ءکے میں حصوں دوسرے کے نیا د کچھ یہی اور گئی ہو بنجر زمین ایکڑ ملین

سطح ہوئی بڑھتی کی سمندر پھیلنا، کا ریگستان میں جن ہیں وجوہات بڑی تین بظاہر لیکن ہیں وجوہات سی بہت کی اس ہوا۔ہے۔ ضرورت کی کرنے استعمال سے طریقے موثر اسے اب کہ ہے مطلب کا نقصان اس کے زمین ہیں۔ شہر ہوئے پھیلتے ر او

لیں،___ لے ہی کو پیداوار ایکڑ فی کی مکئی میں امریکہ پر طور کے کی 2014مثال مکئی میں بشلز171ء (bushels) ( وزن کا بشل ایک ہوئی پیداوار ایکڑ ( 56فی اگر ۔ ہے ہوتا تو 80پاؤنڈ ہے گئی آا میں شہر زمین زرعی ایکڑ

میں بدلے کے زمین والے کھوجانے موجود 760,000ہمیں طریقے سے بہت کیلئے اس ہے۔ ضرورت کی بڑھانے پیداوار پاؤنڈکے ان لیکن ہیں کرتے اعتراض پر فصلوں ایسی لوگ سے بہت ہیں۔ فصلیں شدہ تبدیل پر طور جینیاتی ایک سے میں جن ہیںبڑی سے اس ہے، بھی اضافہ میں پیداوار ایکڑ فی فائدہ ایک کا اس ہیں۔ نکلے اچھے بہت کیلئے ماحول اور صحت انسانی نتائجکھادوں کیمیائی ہے، جاتی ہو کم شرح کی مٹی میں ذخائر کے پانی اور کھالوں نہروں، ہے، جاتا رک کٹاؤ کا زمین میں تعداد

میں ڈکوٹا ساؤتھ ہے۔ جاتی بڑھ صلاحیت کی کرنے ذخیرہ پانی میں زمین اور ہے جاتی مل نجات کر 1972سے لے سے ءباوجود 2012 کے سالی خشک کی زمین 70ء اور فصلوں جینیاتی ہمیں کیلئے ۔اس گئی کی حاصل پیداوار کی ایکڑ فی بشلز

جاری تیاریاں کیلئے مستقبل یقینی غیر ماہرین زرعی چاہئے۔ ہونا گزار شکر کا صلاحیت ہوئی بڑھتی کی کرنے ذخیرہ پانی کیکے انتظام بہتر اور عمل روایتی انجینئرنگ، جینیاتی ہے۔ خطرہ ٹھوس اور حقیقی ایک تحفظ عدم کا خوراک ہیں۔ رکھےہوئےاور پیداوار علاوہ کے اس ہیں رہے بنا بہتر کو فصلوں سے کاربن چھوٹے سے سب ماہرین ذریعےزرعی کے تحقیق پر طریقوں

ہے۔ نہیں کارنامہ چھوٹا ایک جو ہے جارہا کیا پر زمین کاشت قابل ہوئی سکڑتی کام یہ اور ہیں رہے کر اضافہ بھی میں غذائیت

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سروس ایس ایم ایس -زرعی

معلومات ترین تازہ کی موسم مس�ائل کے زراعت گفتگو / پر مسائل باغبانی کاشتکاری معلومات کی فصل معلومات پر کیڑوں معلومات امراض ٹیکنالوجی و سائنس ایگریکلچرل نئی خبریں زرعی رپورٹس اسپیشل

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Agricultural technology

varies from the inventions of hoes and rakes to more advanced tools that include rainwater analysis and collection. Technology has primarily been adapted in the agricultural industry to help farmers increase their production yields and processes

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The higher cost of production

has continuously been haunting the farmer community in Pakistan. This, together with climate change impact, has been resulting in poor produce and negative growth rates at times. This article is an attempt to explore the possibilities of employing technology to achieve cost effectiveness and to help farmers to improve outcomes

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Climate change

is a serious threat to the security and prosperity of Pakistan’s agriculture. We are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change because of our geography. According to a recently published index, Pakistan was ranked number 12 on the list of countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change

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Earth is expected

to face a rise of 5 to 7 °C (41-44.6°F) in its temperature by the end of 21st century. The temperature is continuously on the rise, however a rapid rise in temperature has been witnessed during the last some decades as the pace of industrial development remains rapid. Pakistan, in general and Indus Delta in particular, is expected to experience a 4 to 6°C (39.2-42.8°F) rise in temperature in the same period and on an average 0.5°C (32.9°F) per decade. This rise in temperature is causing climate extremes which is ultimately damaging major agricultural regions and creating food crises.

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extreme weather

We are already under the cycle of extreme weather events, i.e., floods, drought and heat waves, cyclones, glacial outbursts and tsunamis. The continuously and rapidly occurring climate related disasters and rising temperature is already damaging our crops and pushing Pakistan in to the brink of food insecurity. It would have horrifying impacts on our food system if we do not go for a quick fix.

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FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in its 2015 report, “The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security” has put Pakistan at the top among the developing countries at risk for losses in agriculture and crops. The report notes, “When examining the wider impact of disasters, the study shows that beyond production losses, medium- and large-scale disasters can have a significant impact across the food value chain, with negative consequences on trade flows of agricultural commodities, sector growth, food and non-food agro-industries, and ultimately national economies

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A Recent Research

A recent research conducted by the Department of Agronomy of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) and AgMIP—an international consortium committed to improve substantially food security due to climate change  and to enhance adaptation capacity—says that there will be increase of 2.8°C (37.04°F) in maximum and 2.2°C (35.96°F) in minimum temperature for mid-century (2040-2069). An increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration is also expected from 390 to 571 parts per million (ppm). Vulnerability of the agriculture crops to extreme climate events (floods, droughts and cyclones etc.,) will increase with time due to increased climatic changes and global warming.

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Water insecurity and poor management

As per a report by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Pakistan is among the top 36 countries facing water scarcity. The situation is expected to get even worse by the mid of century as the projections tell that Pakistan will make its position to top 20. Per capita annual water availability in Pakistan has dropped from 5,600 cubic meters at independence to the current level of 1,017 cubic meters, and is projected to decline further.

Demand for water is on the rise—projected to reach 274 million acre-feet (MAF) by 2025 while supply is expected to remain stagnant at 191 MAF. The situation will lead to demand-supply gap of approximately 83 MAF threatening severe water insecurity.

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Climate change

Pakistan needs immediate and comprehensive plan of action to counter the negative impact of climate change on our crop production and food security as research has confirmed that overall production is on the decline due to changing weather patterns and frequent occurrence of extreme weather events.

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Adaption

Early inventions were primarily adopted on individual farming establishments and shared with other farmers on a verbal basis. Advanced developments have even improved the way that technology is shared between farms. Conservation technology, such as new methods for preventing erosion, have evolved to help farmers reduce the negative impact of agricultural production on local waterways. In addition, farmers have focused on changing the way that they manage their crops to help protect the soi

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Ict In agriculture

This huge number (of farmers) has an appetite for agriculture information while present field force is not able to satisfy the needs of the farmers, therefore, modern communication tools will be aggressively explored to increase the reach of the extension service delivery. A call center will be established to cater to the farmers’ requirements and their connectivity with the experts through the local extension agents. Soil sampling will also be a main component of this project for soil health diagnostics.  The presence of the extension service will be increased through newspapers, primetime on television and social media including Facebook and Twitter while we are also reaching farmers through SMS, robocall, and call centers. In fact, 5 million farmers will soon have access to the latest technology techniques, farm experts and easy financing through smartphones. The program has already been rolled out.

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Drone-based aerial photography for crop and pest scouting

Today, drone technology is becoming an essential piece of farm equipment. Farmers around the world have actually started using drones to get a bird’s-eye view of their fields and to monitor the condition of their crops. Pakistanis are already familiar with drones and their uses, but now with this technology, it will be used for helping farming community and policy makers to estimate crop size and pest warning activities. Scientists in University of Agriculture Faisalabad are working on it to economize the use of fertilizer and pesticides throughout the fields.

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Where do we stand as far as tunnel climate-controlled farming is concerned? Is this generally practiced, if yes where and who is practicing the same in Pakistan?

Tunnel farming has been introduced in Punjab in 2003 through establishment of high tunnel structures at Adaptive Research Farms of Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Vehari and Chakwal, wherein, tunnel technologies were fine-tuned and promoted to the fellow farmers through dedicated training. A subsequent project was launched to promote tunnel farming through farmers training programs wherein, a group of farmers were trained on a subsidized tunnel structures. Afterwards, a massive subsidy of PKR 520 million was announced to provide 50 percent subsidy to the farmers on walk-in and shallow tunnels and due to this 10 year struggle, area under tunnels was significantly increased in Punjab. Even now, Government of the Punjab is supporting farmers with the provision of inputs to the tunnel growers to display the best production technologies. Moreover, going beyond that work on hydroponics has been started with lead role from University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi and farmers are taking interest in this innovative technology as well.

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Are we doing soil fertility testing on a large scale? Is there any public institute and organization for soil testing? Are small farmers getting benefits from the same?

Government of the Punjab has approved a dedicated project for 2.8 million soil samples in Punjab, wherein, 28 million acres’ area of irrigated Punjab will be divided in 10 acres grid to collect soil samples from all the partners of this square. Coordinates of each site will be recorded to place in a dedicated database. This soil sampling record will be used for farmer’s advice on soil health, compatible cropping patterns and other agro management suggestions to improve productivity and profitability of farmers. This project (PKR 4.25 billion) will improve service delivery of extension agents and enable the farmers to approach agriculture experts through the use of ICT technologies and soil sampling will be made free of cost.

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Agriculture Technology

Modern farms and agricultural operations work far differently than those a few decades ago, primarily because of advancements in technology, including sensors, devices, machines, and information technology. Today’s agriculture routinely uses sophisticated technologies such as robots, temperature and moisture sensors, aerial images, and GPS technology. These advanced devices andprecision agriculture and robotic systems allow businesses to be more profitable, efficient, safer, and more environmentally friendly

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IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

Farmers no longer have to apply water, fertilizers, and pesticides uniformly across entire fields. Instead, they can use the minimum quantities required and target very specific areas, or even treat individual plants differently. Benefits include:

Higher crop productivity Decreased  use of water, fertilizer, and pesticides, which in turn keeps

food prices down Reduced impact on natural ecosystems Less runoff of chemicals into rivers and groundwater Increased worker safety

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In addition, robotic technologies enable more reliable monitoring and management of natural resources, such as air and water quality. It also gives producers greater control over plant and animal production, processing, distribution, and storage, which results in:

Greater efficiencies and lower prices Safer growing conditions and safer foods Reduced environmental and ecological impact

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