MAJOR SERVICES OF AGRICULTURE EXTENSION
Transfer of Technologies approved by the Researchers amongst Farmers community at their door steps through:
- Village level scheduled Farmers training Programs & distribution of Literature
- Use of Customized media Vehicles – latest tool of Farmers training Program
- Farmer gatherings, seminars at tehsil, district and division level (above 100 farmers)
- Facebook pages and Whats app groups Upto UC level with maximum farmers
- Print & Electronic Media
- Implementation of Projects approved by Govt. of Punjab Agriculture Department
- Enforcement of Agriculture Fertilizers Control Order & Cotton Control Act
- Ensuring availability and quality of inputs in the market
- Feed back on Researchable issues
- Close liaison with district administration for various assignments
Land use Statistics Division BWPSource: Crop Reporting Services
| Dist. | Reported area (million acres) (3+6) | Cultivated | uncultivated | Total cropped area | Cropping Intensity % | |||||
| Total cultivated (4+5) | Net sown | Current Fallow | Total Un-cultivated (7+8+9) | Culturable waste | Forest area | Not available for cultivation | ||||
| BWP | 1,285,921 | 964,672 | 909,920 | 54,752 | 321,249 | 109,812 | 7,123 | 204,314 | 1,754,052 | 193 |
| BWN | 1,754,144 | 1,509,850 | 1,413,624 | 96,226 | 244,294 | 64,730 | 1,134 | 178,430 | 2,397,176 | 170 |
| RYK | 1,767,484 | 1,519,319 | 1,330,392 | 188,927 | 248,165 | 79,231 | 11,387 | 157,547 | 2,038,719 | 153 |
| Command | 4,807,579 | 3,993,841 | 3,653,936 | 339,905 | 813,708 | 253,773 | 19,644 | 540,291 | 6,189,947 | 169 |
| Cholistan | 529,040 | 236,138 | 172,045 | 64,093 | 292,902 | 191,783 | 6,074 | 95,045 | 304,406 | 177 |
| Total | 5,336,619 | 4,229,979 | 3,825,981 | 403,998 | 1,106,610 | 445,556 | 25,718 | 635,336 | 6,494,353 | 170 |
| Crop | Area in (000 acres) | Production (000 mt) | ||||||||
| BWP | BWN | RYK | BWP Div. | % Share in Punjab | BWP | BWN | RYK | BWP Div. | % Share in Punjab | |
| Wheat | 711 | 1046 | 715 | 2472 | 15 | 1073 | 1563 | 1094 | 3730 | 17 |
| Cotton (P) | 728 | 811 | 593 | 2132 | 45 | 1213 | 1328 | 989 | 3526 | 50 |
| Sugarcane | 58 | 38 | 535 | 631 | 27 | 1603 | 1082 | 18340 | 21025 | 31 |
| Rice | 25 | 259 | 78 | 354 | 6.54 | 21.54 | 239 | 56 | 317 | 6.3 |
| Mango | 0.592 | 0.467 | 46.8 | 53.17 | 22 | 215 | 1.2 | 182 | 205 | 16 |
| Name of Industry | Total No. | |||
| Bwp | BWN | RYK | DIV. TOTAL | |
| Cotton Ginning Factories | 130 | 82 | 119 | 331 |
| Sugar Mills | 1 | 1 | 5 | 07 |
| Ghee Mills | 5 | – | 1 | 06 |
| Rice Mills | 9 | 142 | 11 | 162 |
02 ANTI SMUGGLING CHECK POSTS IN DISTRICT RAHIMYAR KHAN/ PROVINCIAL BORDER TO SINDH
| Sr. | Name of check posts | City | Location |
| 01 | Kot Sabzal | Sadiqabad | Provincial Border Check post (CCTV cameras installed) |
| 02 | Dau Wala | Sadiqabad | Provincial Border Check post (CCTV cameras installed) |