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Mission
A system aiming to sustain food security and support to national economy, making agriculture cost effective and knowledge based, with emphasis on farmer’s welfare and maintenance of the yield potentials.

Objectives
  • Ensuring food security
  • Enhancing productivity through better varieties and improved management practices
  • Promoting high value crops, fruits and vegetables
  • Promoting export of high value agricultural products
  • Promoting efficient use of water and other inputs
  • Improving soil health
  • Development of culturable waste lands
  • Ensuring fair returns for the growers in marketing of their produce

Organogram of Agriculture Department 

 

 

Budget 

Year

Development 
(Rs. Billion)

Non Development 
(Rs. Billion)

Total 
(Rs. Billion)

2005-06
0.925
2.466

3.391

2006-07
1.100

2.500

3.600

2007-08
2.800

2.595

5.395

2008-09
3.000

4.258

7.258

2009-10
3.200

5.415

8.615

Projects

Sr. #
Project Name
Cost 
(Rs. Million)
1
Fruit & Vegetable Development Project Punjab.
(2005-06 to 2009-10)
648.595
2
Promotion of Tunnel Technology for Vegetable Production
(2008-09 to 2009-10)
526.120
3
Targeting Food Security through Productivity Enhancement of Wheat.
(2008-09 to 2010-11)
866.506
4
Promotion of Lentil in Phothor.
(2008-09 to 2010-11)
5.000
5
Up-scaling of Biotechnology Research Institute, AARI Faisalabad.
(2005-06 to 2009-10)
136.580
6
Development of Better Oilseed Varieties/Hybrids to Enhance the Oilseed Production.
(2006-07 to 2010-11)
30.265
7
Acceleration of Pulses Research and Production in Punjab for its Import Substitution.
(2006-07 to 2009-10)
8.293
8
Development of Wheat Analytical Facilities.
(2007-08 to 2009-10)
146.686
9
Up-Gradation of physical infra-structure AARI, campus.
(2008-09 to 2009-10)
88.132
10
Research On Insecticide Resistance.
(2008-09 to 2010-11)
19.462
11
Creation of Physical Infrastructure for Research on Mango under Corporate Mode at Multan.
(2007-08 to 2009-10)
71.997
12
Strengthening of research facilities at MMRI, Sahiwal.
(2008-09 to 2010-11)
54.833
13
Production of Jojoba through Research and Extension
(2006-07 to 2009-10)
17.208
14
Ground Water Quality Assessment in Punjab.
(2004-05 to 2009-10)
36.836
15
National program for improvement of watercourses (Supervisory consultancy- Punjab component).
(2003-04 to 2009-10)
497.500
16
Water conservation and productivity enhancement through high efficiency irrigation systems(The Punjab component)
(2008-09 to 2011-12)
1199.500
17
Greater Thal Canal (GTC) command area development project phase-1.
(2008-09 to 2012-13)
1994.712
18
Enhancing Productivity of Flowering Crops in peri-urban areas of Lahore.
(2008-09 to 2010-11)
28.794
19
Cotton Sticks Management.
(2007-08 to 2009-10)
12.517
20
Farm Mechanization for Food Security.
(2008-09 to 2010-11)
690.000
21
Strengthening of Punjab Agriculture Research Board.
(2007-08 to 2010-11)
195.200
22
Funding of High Priority Research through Competitive Grant System.
(2007-08 to 2010-11)
3126.304
23
Management of Fruit Fly through IPM Techniques
(2008-09 to 2010-11)
84.889
24
Enhancing Utility of Website of Agriculture Department.
(2008-09 to 2009-10)
7.000
25
Human Resource development for improvement of Extension services.
(2009-10 to 2010-11)
204.932
26
Establishment of Biotech Testing Crops at AARI, Faisalabad
(2009-10 to 2011-12)
35.000
27
Establishment of Provincial Reference Fertilizer and Pesticide Testing Laboratory at Lahore.
115.919
28
Introduction of Mechanized Transplanting of Rice through Service Providers
(2009-10 to 2011-12)
17.000
29
Development of Digitized Profile of Land for Agriculture in the Province.
25.000
30
Strengthening of SSRI for Research on Salt Affected Soils and Brackish Water in Southern Punjab
47.298
31
Provision of Additional Facilities for Pesticide Labs
(2009-10 to 2011-12)
51.054
32
Establishment of Rice Research Station At Bahawalnagar.
141.498
33
Up-Gradation of Water Management Training Institute
(2009-10 to 2011-12)
109.214
34
Pilot Testing of Solar Irrigation Pumps
(2009-10 to 2010-11)
19.230
35
Pilot Project for Cotton Cultivation on Drip Irrigation in Thal Region
(Jan 2010 to Dec 2011)
267.000
36
Preparation of Master plan for Development/Beautification of Bagh-e-Jinnah Lahore.
2.000
37
Procurement of New Bulldozers (120 hp) through Local Resources.
10.000
38
Pilot Project Adaptation of Boi-Gas Technology to Mitigate Energy Crisis
(2009-10 to 2010-11)
66.775
39
Disposal of Expired and Spurious Pesticides
(2009-10 to 2010-11)
60.000
40
Improvement Quality and Enhancing Frequency of Audio/ Video Productions on Agriculture
(2009-10 to 2010-11)
1.859

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