Agriculture Department or Agri Punjab is department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan. The department is responsible for legislation, policy formulation, and development of agriculture sector in Punjab. Food and irrigation are separate departments.
Attached Departments
Regional Agricultural Economic Development Centre
Regional Agricultural Economic Development Centre (RAEDC) Vehari was established in 1991. The purpose of this Center is to upgrade the technical skills of farmers as well as employees of Agriculture Department through imparting training in the related disciplines.
Planning and Evaluation Cell
Planning and Evaluation Cell was established in 1981-82 to deal with all technical matters regarding foreign funded projects. The organization makes liaison with Donors, Provincial & Federal Governments for seeking technical and financial assistance.
Directorate General Agriculture Extension & Adaptive Research
Main aim is transfer of technology, monitoring of Agriculture inputs, implementation of Agricultural Laws and execution of Development Projects. Field Extension services, District Demonstration, Seed and Adaptive Research farms, and Agriculture Training Institutes in Punjab are being run by this Directorate General
Directorate General Agriculture Pest Warning & Quality Control of Pesticides
Directorate General of Pest Warning & Quality Control of Pesticides Punjab responsible for monitoring of pest development and executing all the plant protection activities throughout the Punjab province.
Directorate General Agriculture On Farm Water Management
The objective of OFWM is to maximize crop and water productivity by ensuring efficient conveyance, application and use of irrigation water viz-a-viz promoting improved water management interventions through user participation.
Directorate General Agriculture Field
Directorate General Agriculture Field provides engineering services to the farmers and other stakeholders in the areas including land leveling/development, well drilling, soil & water conservation, research & development related to agriculture machinery with highly skilled labour. The department is also maintaining agricultural engineering workshops throughout the Punjab for repair & maintenance of bulldozers, well drilling machinery and transport vehicles.