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3	ORGANIZATIONAL SETUP
4	DISTRICT AND TEHSIL WISE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION CENTERS S.# District Tehsil Circles Extension Centers Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad 3 45 Hattian 2 23 2. Neelum Authmaqum 1 9 3. Bagh Bagh 2 30 Dhirkot 2 20 Khahuta - 8 4. Poonch Rawalakot 1 24 Hajira - 8 Abbaspur - 4 5. Kotli Kotli 2 21 Fathepur - 8 Sensa - 8 6. Mirpur Mirpur 2 14 Dadyal - 7 7. Pallandri Pallandri 1 10 Mang 1 4 8. Bhimber Bhimber - 6 Barnala 1 7 Samani - 5 Total 18 261
5	Staff A. Male Extension Services Professional Staff 96 Field Assistant/AIs (PPs) 278 Office/Support Staff 944 Total 1318 Women Extension Service Lady Extension Officers 3 Lady Extension Assistants 16 Total 19 G. Total 1337
6	AJK EXPERIENCES Extension Approaches Demonstrational (1952) Village Aid Program (1960s) Traditional (inputs supply based) (1970s) Training & Visit (T&V) System (1980s) Community Participation (1990s) Women Extension Service (1990s) Crop Maximization Prog. (2000s) Village - District Development Plan (Current)
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8	AJK EXPERIENCES
9	AJK EXPERIENCES Public Sector Neelum & Jhelum Valleys Community Development Projects (NJVCDP) an IFAD & UNDP assisted project Male Participatory Extension Service Women Extension Service Northern Resource Management Project (NRMP) a World Bank assisted project Social Mobilization Unit Coordinated services from various related departments
10	AJK EXPERIENCES Suketar Watershed Management Project Focusing on “Forestry Extension” Bhimber Upland Rehabilitation & Dev. Project (BURDP) Rehabilitation of forest & other natural resources through community extension approach Area Development Program (UNDP assisted) Community extension with emphasis on social mobilization - replicating / testing the NGOs experiences AJK-CDP-Azad Jammu & Kashmir-Community Development Program (IFAD assisted-follow-up of NJVCDP)
11	AJK EXPERIENCES Private Sector NRSP-National Rural Support Program IR-Islamic Relief (UK) SUNGI-Sungi Development Foundation TAWANA Pakistan Aurat Foundation AJKCSP-AJK Community Support Program (Pipeline)-associated with CDP AJKRSP Azad Jammu & Kashmir Rural Support Program (recently established)
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13	Recent Developments GOAJK has decided to introduce Agricultural Pass Book in the State by: Making necessary Amendments in AJK-LAP, Act 1976 Necessary amendments has been incorporated Draft Ordinance has already been submitted to Law Department Initially, efforts are being made to get the ordinance immediately enforced by the President of AJ&K
14	Salient Features of the Ordinance Will be called as “Loans for Agricultural Purposes (LAP) Ordinance, 2007. Shall extend to the whole of AJ&K Shall come in to force at once.
15	LAP Ordinance, 2007 Definitions Agricultural Purposes means Agriculture Farming of all Cereals, Fodders, Horticultural Crops, and Medicinal Herbs etc; Supply of Agricultural and Livestock Inputs; Diary Farming, Sheep & Goat Farming, Poultry Farming and other Livestock Farming etc. Establishment of Fruit, Forest and Floriculture Plant Nurseries Purchase of Farm Machinery (Large & Small), Implements, Tools etc Purchase of Engine Pumps or Installation of Tube-Wells, Water Lifting Pumps, Irrigation Systems (Sprinklers, Drip etc), Improvement of Field Terraces, Protection Bunds and Water Channels etc. Installation of Packing Material Production Units, Fruit & Vegetable Processing, Drying and Other Agricultural Processing Units, etc Construction, Maintenance and Renovation of Cold Storages for Agricultural Commodities etc. Installation of Milk and Milk By-Products Units, Chilling Units etc. Purchase and Restocking of Animals
16	LAP Ordinance, 2007 Agriculture Officer means an Officer In-Charge of the District from Agriculture Department Board Of Revenue means Board of Revenue of Azad Government of the State of Jammu & Kashmir Collector means an officer as defined in Revenue Recovery Act, 1890 as Enforced in AJ&K
17	LAP Ordinance, 2007 Bank means all scheduled Banks within the meaning of the SBP Act 1956 as working in Azad Jammu & Kashmir including ZTBL and Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bank Land means any Land used for Agricultural or its subservient purposes Land Owner means “as defined under “West Pakistan Land Revenue Act 1967” but doesn’t include any Lessee or a Mortgagee Loan or Advances means loans or advances for Agriculture Purposes Presentation of Pass Book
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