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Anyone who acts rightly, male or female, being a believer, We will give them a good life and recompense them according to the best of what they did. (Surat an-Nahal : 97)

A CAMPAIGN TO GROW MORE WHEAT IN PUNJAB TO SAVE

PAKISTANBY

JUNAID-BIN-ABBAS2005-ag-2196

INTERNSHIP REPORT

INTRODUCTION: ~

Importance of wheat:

Most widely grown crop in the worldIn Pakistan cultivated on the largest acreages (8.303 million hectares)

Target :

• 6.5 million tons wheat procurement • Punjab has to procure 3.5 million tons.

Site of my internship:

• A.O Office Daroghewala, District: Lahore

To train local farmers in respect to grow more wheat through different mean.

Training of agricultural engineering students through this campaign/internship program.

OBJECTIVES: ~

REVIEW OF LITERTURE: ~ A farm level survey was conducted during June 2006 in Faisalabad, Jhang and Toba Tek Singh.

Faisalabad

Jhang Toba Tek Singh

Total

Small 20(22.22%)

13(14.44%)

21(23.33%)

54(60.00%)

Medium

9(10.00%)

7(7.77%) 5(5.55%) 21(23.33%)

Large 1(1.11%) 10(11.11%)

4(4.44%) 15(16.66%)

Total 30(33.33%)

30(33.33%)

30(33.33%)

90(100.00%)

METHODOLOGY: ~

LECTURE OF E.D.O (Davis Road Lahore)

LECTURE OF A.O

A.O OFFICE (Daroghewala)

First week strategy CONDITION OF KHARIF CROP (RICE) FOR HARVESTING

IMPORTANCE OF WHEAT PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

PERFORMA FILLED BY FARMER

WEEKLY EVALUATION CHART

SECOND WEEK STRATEGY Subsidy given by Government for Wheat Crop 2008-09

Wheat Production Technology

Performa Filled by the Farmer

Weekly Evaluation Chart

THIRD WEEK STRATEGY Time Management

Availability of Resources i.e. inputs

Performa Filled by the Farmer

Weekly Evaluation Chart

FOURTH WEEK STRATEGY Availability of Seed, Subsidized Fertilizers and Machinery

Suggestion for Government of Punjab

Performa Filled by the Farmer

Weekly Evaluation Chart

FIFTH WEEK STRATEGY

Number of Chakis in student’s area

Insist on sowing Vegetables with wheat

Performa Filled by the Farmer

Weekly Evaluation Chart

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: ~Majority farmers Wants' to adopt new production technology of wheat but availability of resources are not so much to fulfill there desires

The major reasons for low productivity includes

1. Delayed harvesting of kharif crops like cotton, sugarcane and rice

2. Late planting of wheat

3. Non availability of improved inputs like seed

4. Inefficient fertilizer use

5. Shortage of irrigation water

Wheat sowing campaign can only be helpful for farmer when the basic problems of farmer become minimized.Every farmer wants' basic needs for living i.e.• Subsidy in Electricity• Subsidy on seeds• Subsidy on fertilizers• Giving low interest on loan for small farmers• Availability of loan quickly with less terms ad conditions• Providing Government purchasing centre near to farmer field• Help farmer by purchasing crop directly from the farmer field

after harvesting.• Maintaining the price of crop at the time of harvesting and also at the time of sowing.• Help farmer financially, socially in case of any natural disaster

Wheat sowing campaign becomes more helpful for students as compare to Farmer.

Basic concepts and the application of theoretical knowledge can easily be testify by the student through such a type of

campaign

CONCLUSION: ~

RECOMMENDATIONS: ~

1. Early maturing varieties of rice and cotton should be introduced to resolve issues related to late sowing of wheat.

2. Supply of inputs must be ensured before planting season at reasonable prices and without adulteration.

3. There should be an incentive in terms of subsidy in inputs like seed, fertilizer and herbicides for farmers who complete their wheat planting in November.

4. Application of Potash to the wheat crop on tube well irrigated soils or crop sown after rice is essential.

5. Late planting should be completed by 15 December and all fertilizers be applied at planting time.

The metaphor of those who spend their wealth in the Way of Allah is that of a grain that produces seven ears: in every ear there are a hundred grains. Allah gives such multiplied increase to whoever He wills. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing. (Surat al-Baqara : 261)

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