Projects Details
| Project Name | National Oilseeds Productivity Enhancement Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|---|---|
| Project Status | On-going |
| Project Summary | The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture Policy 2015-2025 document further identifies that the province is facing an alarming situation with respect to food security and nutrition. Under nutrition is one of the main causes of death among infants and young children, and a very disturbing 48% of the child population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are stunted (shorter than expected for age group) with undernourishment impacting the development of their brains and affecting their productivity throughout the life. |
| Project Detail | The objectives of the project are in line with the overall objectives of agriculture sector. The specific goals and objectives of the sector as set in the Agriculture Policy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2015-2025 are; To enhance sector productivity and competitiveness by activities such as improving the technology dissemination and trade promotion; To address food security and incomes needs of the vulnerable sections of the population and targeted actions are needed to improve food security, reduce poverty and enhance the role of women. To improve national resource management, adaptation to climate change and disaster risk management. The main objective of the project is to enhance per acre oilseed crops productivity to secure edible oil security for the growing population in the province. Following are the specific objectives of the project: To motivate the farmers by providing per acre subsidies @ Rs. 5000/- to reduce cost of production on 75500 acres of land. Introduction of hybrid and other high yielding varieties of oilseed crops among the farmers through demonstrations at 60 acres. Timely availability of inputs including certified seed & fertilizer to the farming community. Expansion in mechanized by providing 13 sets of different machineries (combine header, thresher, drills/planters) to the farmers to boost productivity. To make farmers linkages with buyers to build buyback confidence of the growers. |
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