Deputy Director Agriculture/HOA

(Horticulture) Extension, Sargodha

 Introduction
• Citrus is highly famous fruit of Pakistan and keep
high position among all the fruits both in area and
production in the country.
• Kinnow is grown on more than 85% of area in
Punjab.
• Citrus is grown in all the four provinces of the
country share of the Punjab is 96%.
• District Sargodha is at the top of area and production
in the Punjab.
 Objectives
• Training of the citrus and vegetable growers
according to modern production technologies as
 Use of Micro Nutrients and Gypsum.
 Balanced use of fertilizers and right time of
irrigation.
 Enhancement of citrus production qualitatively and
quantitatively for export.
 Awareness of Good Agriculture practices.
 Use of true to type disease free fruit plants.
 Popularization High density plantation .
 Objectives
 Importance and adoption of canopy
management
 Use of Hybrid seeds for vegetable
production.
 Off season vegetable production.
 Improved irrigation system.
 Use of plant growth regulators.
 Registration of fruit plant nurseries.
 Organic Farming.
Citrus Area & Production in Punjab
District Area (Hectors) Production
Sargodha 83819 1331745

TT Sing 12427 273999

M.B.DIN 9714 121947

Sahiwal 5900 68259

Vehari 6017 67275

Khanewal 7405 100491

Bhawalpur 6163 59928

Multan 5880 55123

Okara 3043 31072

Layyah 4361 50562

Total area = 421001Acres

Total Production = 2397306MT
Core & Sub Core areas
 CITRUS SCENARIO IN PUNJAB

Citrus Area (Hectares)

Punjab 1,70,370 (Hectares)

Sargodha 90,245 (Hectares)
Citrus Production (Metric Tons)

Punjab 23,97,306 (MT)

Sargodha 13,97,814 (MT)
Source: Crop Reporting Service-2018-19
 YEAR WISE CITRUS FRUIT EXPORT COMPARISON

Year Export (000 MT) %age of export out of total

production
2014-15 393.31 16.9
2015-16 372.16 15.8
2016-17 325.00 15.3
2017-18 370.00 18.0
2018-19 332.9 Uptill 11-03-2019

Source: Trade Development authority of Pakistan

Source: Pakistan fruit and vegetable association
(PFVA)
 WORKING STRATEGY
• Survey of Fruit Orchards
• Village Level Farmers Training
• Visit of Medicinal Plots
• Survey of Vegetable Farms
• Crop Calendars
• Annual Training Calendars
• Monthly Recommendations
• Database of Fruit & Vegetable Farmers
Village Level Farmers Training
Through village level trainings fruit & vegetable growers may be trained
in following technologies.
• Site specific exact fruits and vegetables production
• Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
• Importance of true to type disease free fruit plants
• High density plantation
• Canopy management
• Use of hybrid seeds for vegetable production
• Off Season Vegetable Production/Tunnel farming
• Improved irrigation system
• Use of plant growth regulators
• Orchard/vegetable field management
• Exact plant nutrition
• Organic farming
• Registration of fruit plant nurseries.
PROMOTION OF FRUITS PRODUCTION IN PUNJAB
THROUGH PROVISION OF CERTIFIED PLANTS

The objectives of the Project is to replace the old, diseased,

un-productive, un-economical fruit orchards with new
plantation of true to type and certified fruit plants produced
through the registered fruit plant nurseries to enhance
productivity of fruit orchards for domestic consumption
round the year on affordable prices and for export purpose .
 Targets
1. Conduction of survey of fruit plants area for future trends and
assessment of actual fruit plants requirements.
2. Conduction of fruit nurseries plant survey.
3. Registration of fruit plant nurseries for production of healthy
plants.
4. Provision of incentive to the registered nurseries for production of
quality plants.
5. Replacement of old, diseased, un-productive and un-economical
fruit orchards.
6. Provision of fruit plants to the orchard growers through
involvement of fruit plant nurseries.
7. Development of linkages between registered nurseries and GPUs.
8. Capacity building of nurserymen.
 PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF PROJECT OF “PROMOTION OF FRUITS
PRODUCTION IN PUNJAB THROUGH PROVISION OF CERTIFIED PLANTS”

Targets as per PC-I for

Item 2020-21 Progress

Survey of the Orchard Survey Of Fruit Plants Orchard has been completed in
01
growers Sargodha Division and conveyed to Head Quarters.
Survey of fruit plants 01 Survey Of Fruit Plants Nurseries has been completed in
nurseries Sargodha Division and conveyed to Head Quarters.
17 Registered nurseries

Registration of fruit 9 Fees paid for registration

plant nurseries 75
6 Renewal of Registered Nurseries
20 Under Process

Provision of incentives All the incentives will be provided to nurserymen after

to the registered 5 registration of nurseries.
nurseries
Provision Of Scion When GPU will be established Scion wood/ cuttings
Wood Cuttings to 50000 provided to nurserymen.
Nurserymen
Training of
4 Not Conducted
nurserymen
Activities Regarding Nurseries
Registration
Physical Evaluation of Nurseries along
FSC& RD Team
RESEARCH AND PROMOTION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN PUNJAB

The specific objective of the Project is to initiate research

and to promote the cultivation of the medicinal plants in
the conducive growing areas having enabling
environment by laying out of demonstration and capacity
building of grower to enhance the productivity and
profitability of the growers by making buy back contracts
among the herbal industry and grower for purchase of
produce of targeted medicinal crops on competitive rates
round the year.
 TARGETS
1. To identify the areas/zones for growing of medicinal plants on larger
scale.
2. To disseminate the production technologies of targeted medicinal plants
among the farming community.
3. To motivate the farmers for promotion of medicinal plants in the suitable
growing areas
4. Capacity building/training of growers for growing of medicinal plants
through training programs.
5. To create awareness among the farming community for adoption of
modern techniques through lay out of demonstration plots and
conduction of farmer days & seminars.
6. To involve private sector for making by back contracts to ensure the
selling of produce of targeted medicinal plants.
 Physical Progress of the Project “RESEARCH AND
PROMOTION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN
PUNJAB” for 2020-21
Activity Target for 2020-21 Progress Report
Survey of areas/zones Survey of Medicinal Plants in Survey Of Medicinal Plants
for growing of District Sargodha Of District Sargodha has
medicinal plants on been completed and
larger scale conveyed to Head Quarters.
Preparation of farmer 1 1
cluster for each crop
Capacity building of 96 48
growers of medicinal
plants
Demonstration Plot 12 10

Farmer Days 12 3

Seminar/Workshop 1 1
Farmer Days
Demonstration Plots
 Budget Summary
Type Allocated Consumed % Comments
Till
District

(In Rs.) 31-12-

2020
(In
Rs.)

Salary 2,938,644 1,163,997 40%

Non
Sargodha

Development Non -Salary 702,664 51,753 8%

Non -Salary 2,470,000 641,779 26%

(Medicinal
Plants &
Development Nursery Plants)
 Vacancy Position O/O DDA/HO Horticulture Extension Sargodha
Sr.
Name of Office Name of Post BPS No of Posts Filled Vacant
No
Deputy Director
Agriculture/HO 18+SP 1 1
1
Agriculture Officer
17 2 1 1
2
Office
Assistant/Accountant 16 1 1
3
Junior Clerk
11 1 0 1
4
DDA/HO Horticulture
Ext. Sargodha
Field Assistant
11 2 2
5
Driver
4 1 1
6
Naib Qasid
1 1 1
7
Chokidar
1 1 0 1
8
9 Sweeper 1 1 1