1. A COOPERATIVE &
NETWORKING TOUR TO DIST.
BHAKKAR
From 22-25 Aug, 2013
By Mr. Muhammad Safeer Abbas Jafrey
President/Founder, Agri. Education Pakistan
Pakistan’s First Student Based Organization, Working For
Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Conservation & Youth
Development In The Central & Particularly In Southern Areas Of
Punjab, Pakistan

2. BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT DIST. BHAKKAR
Bhakkar District (Urdu: ) is a District in
the Punjab province of Pakistan. The district was
created in 1981 with Bhakkar city. With an area of
3,134 square miles (8,120 km2), most of it lies in
the desolate plain of the Thal, but the Kachhi or
strip of riparian land along the Indus is of great
fertility. However it is in arid zone. Its area consists
of a riparian tract along the Indus called Kacha and
the Thal historically called Chol-e-Jalali. Most of its
area comprises greater Thal. One of the old place
in the district is Kallurkot. Kallurkot
Tehsil (Urdu: ) is a Tehsil of Bhakkar
District in Punjab, Pakistan. The city of Kallurkot is
the headquarters of Kallurkot Tehsil an
administrative subdivision of the district.
www.wikipedia.com

3. LAND USE INFORMATION
www.bhakkar.com

4. MEETINGS AND VISITS
AT
KALLUR KOT, DIST. BHAKKAR
Visited Places/Sites Persons Whom Looking
Forward
1 Zong Telecom Franchise CSR Officer Mr. Habib-ur-
Rehman Jafrey
2 Gram Breeding Research Station Asst. Botanist Mr. Malik Mushtak
3 Tarzan Pesticide Trader Mr. Imran
4 Tara Pesticide Trader Mr. M. Hassan
5 Target Pesticide Trader Mr. Abdullah
6 Deputy Directorate Office of
Agriculture Extension
Deputy Director Mr. Muhammad
Ashraf

5. MEETINGS AND VISITS
AT RODI & HASSANWALA,
TEHSIL KALLUR KOT, DIST. BHAKKAR
Visited Places/Sites Persons Whom
Looking Forward
Status
1 Rodi Village Mr. M. Wahid Khan Average Farmer
2 Rodi Village Mr. Ahmad Hassan
Khan
Average Farmer
3 Govt. Agriculture
Office, Rodi
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4 Hassanwala Village Mr. Sami Ullah Khan
s/o Ahsan Ullah Khan
Progressive Farmer
5 Hassanwala Village Mr. Ashfaq Khan Progressive Farmer

6. OBJECTIVES
 To introduce Agri. Education Pakistan and its
projects.
 To assess the awareness regarding sustainable
agriculture and environmental concerns.
 To assess the environmental issues.
 To know the agricultural problems.

7. OBSERVATIONS
TABLE-1
Name of
Area
Farmer’s
Status
Access to
Agri. Dept.
Access to
Certified
Farm Inputs
Water
Courses/irr-
igation
Remarks
Kallur Kot Poor-Average Yes/Easy Yes Mostly not
aligned
The farmers
have easy
access to all
basic agri.
inputs.
Rodi Poor-Average No No Poor The farmers
are neglected
by the Govt.
Agri. Dept.
Hassanwala Average-
Progressive
No No Unaligned
water
courses to
advance
artificial
raining
irrigation
The farmers
are neglected
by the Govt.
Agri. Dept.

8. OBSERVATIONS
TABLE-2
Name of Area Awareness
about
Environmen-tal
issues
Awareness
about
Sustainabili-ty
Awareness
about Organic
Farming
Remarks
Kallur Kot No Fair Poor Sewerage water
& pesticides are
applied when
needed
Rodi Yes Fair Satisfactory Farmers are
highly conscious
toward
sustainability &
environment.
Mostly farmers
grow Organic
Vegetables for
their kitchen.
Hassanwala Yes Satisfactory Satisfactory ----do----

9. PROBLEMS
 Black Marketing of Fertilizers
 Bogus Pesticides
 Cotton Insect/pest
 Unavailability of Soil Nutrient Test Laboratory

10. PROBLEMS
 Water Courses

11. PROBLEMS
 Unavailability of officials of Govt. Agriculture Dept.
in Rodi and Hassanwala
Office of Govt. Agri. Dept. In Rodi

12. FARMER MEETINGS BY AEP

13. FIELD VISIT BY MR. JAFREY
(PRESIDENT , AEP)

14. MEETINGS WITH PESTICIDE TRADERS

15. MEETING WITH DEPUTY DIRECTOR GOVT.
AGRICULTURE EXTENSION DEPT. KALLUR KOT,
DIST. BHAKKAR

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