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Overview
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock is mainly responsible for policy formulation, economic coordination and planning in respect of food grain, agricultural & livestock. It also includes procurement of food grains, fertilizer, import price stabilization of agriculture produce, international liaison, economic studies for framing agricultural policies, fishing and fisheries beyond territorial waters, animal quarantine etc.. Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock.....
Overview
The division is mainly responsible for policy formulation , economic coordination and planning in respect of food grain, Agricultural & Live Stock. Major function of the Division includes , procurement of food grains, fertilizer, import price stabilization of agriculture produce, international liaison, economic studies for framing agricultural policies,, fishing and fisheries beyond territorial waters, animal quarantine etc. Moreover , this Division is actively involved in inspection, grading analysis of food grains, activities relating to aid/assistance being received from the donor agencies, collection and compilation of agriculture statistics, marketing intelligence and standardization of agricultural machinery. Agricultural activities also include the identification of under-developed areas and precautionary measures to remove the causes of under-development of different areas. This Division also administers major activities towards animal protection, veterinary drugs, and Live Stock insurance including the poultry and Live Stock products. This division has eight Attached departments, five Autonomous Bodies and one Corporation i.e. Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Corporation.
Functions
1. Economic Co-ordination and planning in respect of food.
2. Keeping a watch over the food supplies (including storage) position in the country.
3. Procurement of food grains, including sugar:-
a) from abroad;
b) for Federal requirement;
c) for Inter-provincial supplies;
d) for export and storage at ports.
4. Import and export control on food grains and foodstuffs.
5. Inspection, grading analyses of food grains and foodstuffs and maintenance of standards of quality for import and export.
Note:- Inspection, handling, storage and shipment of rice for export is the concern of Commerce Division
6. Preparation of basic plan for bulk allocation of food grains and foodstuffs
7. Price stabilization by fixing procurement and issue prices including keeping a watch over the price of food grains and foodstuffs imported from abroad or required for export and those required for inter-Provincial supplies.
8. Collection of statistics regarding production, consumption , prices, imports and exports of food grains.
9. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations in respect of food.
10. Co-ordination of work relating to aid/assistance being received from aid-giving agencies in respect of food sector.
11. Economic, Planning and policy-making in respect of agriculture *[forestry and wildlife].
12. Agricultural Research Council; Agricultural commodities research.
13. Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations in respect of agriculture.
14. Co-ordination of work relating to aid/assistance being received from aid-giving agencies in respect of agriculture sector.
15. Plant protection:-
a) standardization and import of pesticides;
b) aerial spray;
c) plant quarantine; and
d) locust control in its international aspect and maintenance of locust warning organization.
16. Economic studies for framing agriculture policy.
17. Farm management research for planning, project formulating and evaluation.
18. Seed testing and seed certification ; crops forecast and estimation; crop insurance.
19. Collection and complication of agriculture statistics.
20. Marketing intelligence.
21. Grading of agricultural commodities other than food grains, for exports.
22. Agricultural commodity research (marketing research and laboratory research for laying down national grades).
23. Soil survey, comprehensive inventory of the soil resource of the country and their proper utilization.
24. Standardization and import of fertilizers for meeting Provincial requirements
25. Introduction of special crops like jute, tea, olive etc.
26. Standardization of agricultural machinery.
27. Under-developed Areas :-
a) Identification of Under-developed Areas.
b) Identification of the fields in which an area is under developed.
c) Measures necessary to remove the causes of under-development in different areas.
28. Administrative control of the PASSCO.
29. Sugar Board.
30. Deleted vide Cabinet Division Notification No.4-9-/95-Min.1, dated 6-8-1995.
31. Socio-economic studies for framing agricultural research policies.
32. Agricultural commodities research; Federal Agricultural Research Organizations (expecting Pakistan Central Cotton Committee and Soil Survey Department).
33. Coordination of aid/assistance from international aid-giving agencies and FAO in respect of agricultural research, including manpower training for research.
34. Research for the introduction of improved germ plasm, both of plant and animal origin
35. Research coordination in respect of livestock production , livestock diseases and marine fisheries.
36. Collection of statistics on agriculture research.
37. High level manpower training for agricultural research..
38. Inter-provincial coordination and coordination between the center and the provinces in respect of agricultural research, including training of high level agriculture scientist.
39. National policies, planning and economic co-ordination in respect of -
i) Live stock including dairy, poultry and fisheries;
ii) Animal disease control.
40. i) Co-ordination of foreign aid and technical assistance in the livestock sector and related fields;
ii) Liaison with international agencies especially Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in the field of livestock.
41. Development and co-ordination of livestock and poultry complexes with bilateral assistance.
42. Statistics regarding livestock, poultry and fisheries.
43. Price stabilization measures.
44. Animal protection:
i) Vigilance and measures for prevention of extension from one Province to another of infectious or contagious diseases affecting animals;
ii) Animal quarantine and inspection.
45. Veterinary drugs, vaccines and animal feed additives.
i) Import and Export.
ii) Procurement from abroad for Federal requirements and for inter-provincial supplies.
46. Livestock, poultry and livestock products;
i) Market intelligence.
ii) Import and export.
iii) Laying down national grades;
iv) Project formulation and evaluation.
47. Standardization of dairy, poultry and meat processing machinery.
48. Livestock insurance.
49. [Omitted vide Cabinet Division Notification No. 4-16/94.Min.1.,dated 9-6-1996].
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock is mainly responsible for policy formulation, economic coordination and planning in respect of food grain, agricultural & livestock. It also includes procurement of food grains, fertilizer, import price stabilization of agriculture produce, international liaison, economic studies for framing agricultural policies, fishing and fisheries beyond territorial waters, animal quarantine etc.. Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock.....
Overview
The division is mainly responsible for policy formulation , economic coordination and planning in respect of food grain, Agricultural & Live Stock. Major function of the Division includes , procurement of food grains, fertilizer, import price stabilization of agriculture produce, international liaison, economic studies for framing agricultural policies,, fishing and fisheries beyond territorial waters, animal quarantine etc. Moreover , this Division is actively involved in inspection, grading analysis of food grains, activities relating to aid/assistance being received from the donor agencies, collection and compilation of agriculture statistics, marketing intelligence and standardization of agricultural machinery. Agricultural activities also include the identification of under-developed areas and precautionary measures to remove the causes of under-development of different areas. This Division also administers major activities towards animal protection, veterinary drugs, and Live Stock insurance including the poultry and Live Stock products. This division has eight Attached departments, five Autonomous Bodies and one Corporation i.e. Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Corporation.
Functions
1. Economic Co-ordination and planning in respect of food.
2. Keeping a watch over the food supplies (including storage) position in the country.
3. Procurement of food grains, including sugar:-
a) from abroad;
b) for Federal requirement;
c) for Inter-provincial supplies;
d) for export and storage at ports.
4. Import and export control on food grains and foodstuffs.
5. Inspection, grading analyses of food grains and foodstuffs and maintenance of standards of quality for import and export.
Note:- Inspection, handling, storage and shipment of rice for export is the concern of Commerce Division
6. Preparation of basic plan for bulk allocation of food grains and foodstuffs
7. Price stabilization by fixing procurement and issue prices including keeping a watch over the price of food grains and foodstuffs imported from abroad or required for export and those required for inter-Provincial supplies.
8. Collection of statistics regarding production, consumption , prices, imports and exports of food grains.
9. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations in respect of food.
10. Co-ordination of work relating to aid/assistance being received from aid-giving agencies in respect of food sector.
11. Economic, Planning and policy-making in respect of agriculture *[forestry and wildlife].
12. Agricultural Research Council; Agricultural commodities research.
13. Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations in respect of agriculture.
14. Co-ordination of work relating to aid/assistance being received from aid-giving agencies in respect of agriculture sector.
15. Plant protection:-
a) standardization and import of pesticides;
b) aerial spray;
c) plant quarantine; and
d) locust control in its international aspect and maintenance of locust warning organization.
16. Economic studies for framing agriculture policy.
17. Farm management research for planning, project formulating and evaluation.
18. Seed testing and seed certification ; crops forecast and estimation; crop insurance.
19. Collection and complication of agriculture statistics.
20. Marketing intelligence.
21. Grading of agricultural commodities other than food grains, for exports.
22. Agricultural commodity research (marketing research and laboratory research for laying down national grades).
23. Soil survey, comprehensive inventory of the soil resource of the country and their proper utilization.
24. Standardization and import of fertilizers for meeting Provincial requirements
25. Introduction of special crops like jute, tea, olive etc.
26. Standardization of agricultural machinery.
27. Under-developed Areas :-
a) Identification of Under-developed Areas.
b) Identification of the fields in which an area is under developed.
c) Measures necessary to remove the causes of under-development in different areas.
28. Administrative control of the PASSCO.
29. Sugar Board.
30. Deleted vide Cabinet Division Notification No.4-9-/95-Min.1, dated 6-8-1995.
31. Socio-economic studies for framing agricultural research policies.
32. Agricultural commodities research; Federal Agricultural Research Organizations (expecting Pakistan Central Cotton Committee and Soil Survey Department).
33. Coordination of aid/assistance from international aid-giving agencies and FAO in respect of agricultural research, including manpower training for research.
34. Research for the introduction of improved germ plasm, both of plant and animal origin
35. Research coordination in respect of livestock production , livestock diseases and marine fisheries.
36. Collection of statistics on agriculture research.
37. High level manpower training for agricultural research..
38. Inter-provincial coordination and coordination between the center and the provinces in respect of agricultural research, including training of high level agriculture scientist.
39. National policies, planning and economic co-ordination in respect of -
i) Live stock including dairy, poultry and fisheries;
ii) Animal disease control.
40. i) Co-ordination of foreign aid and technical assistance in the livestock sector and related fields;
ii) Liaison with international agencies especially Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in the field of livestock.
41. Development and co-ordination of livestock and poultry complexes with bilateral assistance.
42. Statistics regarding livestock, poultry and fisheries.
43. Price stabilization measures.
44. Animal protection:
i) Vigilance and measures for prevention of extension from one Province to another of infectious or contagious diseases affecting animals;
ii) Animal quarantine and inspection.
45. Veterinary drugs, vaccines and animal feed additives.
i) Import and Export.
ii) Procurement from abroad for Federal requirements and for inter-provincial supplies.
46. Livestock, poultry and livestock products;
i) Market intelligence.
ii) Import and export.
iii) Laying down national grades;
iv) Project formulation and evaluation.
47. Standardization of dairy, poultry and meat processing machinery.
48. Livestock insurance.
49. [Omitted vide Cabinet Division Notification No. 4-16/94.Min.1.,dated 9-6-1996].
