Establishment of Livestock Research Facilities in Merged Areas

Total Cost: Rs. 1720.000 Million

Capital: Rs. 915.285Million

Revenue: Rs. 804.715 Million

Duration: 03 years (2019-2022)

Location of Project:

Merged Tribal District Bajaur, Kurram & South Waziristan

Authority Responsible for

Sponsoring:

Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Cooperative Department.

Execution:

Director General (Research) Livestock & Dairy Development Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar.

Operation and maintenance:

Director General (Research) Livestock & Dairy Development Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar through Project Director.

Concerned Federal Ministry:

Ministry of National Food Security & Research

Project Specific Objectives:

To establish Livestock Research facilities in Merged Tribal Districts (MTD) Bajuar, Kurram and South Waziristan to conduct research on Livestock / Poultry health, nutrition and fodder & forages to cope with present and future challenges of the sector.

To provide efficient research and diagnostic facilities to livestock and poultry farmers of the far-flung merged areas almost at their doorsteps.

To Establish Research - Extension and Farmer linkages for effective transfer of technology and research outputs to the farmers in the area.

To identify problems & conduct problem oriented Research for enhancement of Livestock & Poultry productivity in the area.

Expected Results:

Facilities for research on various livestock/poultry breeds, Health and Fodder & Forages will be established which will minimize rate of livestock / poultry morbidity & mortality and enhance their productivity which ultimately enhance the farmer’s income & overall economy of the area. At least 1500 livestock and poultry samples will be processed during the project life in selected MTDs. In addition, advisory services will be extended to at least 2000 farmers.
The capacity of farmers will be built and will encourage to invest in livestock/poultry farming resulting in increase job creation. At least, 06 number of farmer trainings will be conducted in the project location. In addition, 03 number surveys will be conducted to identify problems of the farming community in the project area.

The project shall also provide research opportunity for Researcher, student on local problems of Livestock & Poultry. At least, 03 research trials will be launched in project location.

Description and justification of the Project:

Describe the project and indicate the existing facilities in the area and justify the establishment of the project.

After the 25^th constitutional amendment, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) constitutionally stand merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The area that was lagging behind in almost all the development indicators further suffered due to militancy in the recent past. During the decade long militancy the area suffered a lot both in terms of men and material. The infrastructure got damaged and the area saw a huge mass displacement as a result of militant activities and subsequent military operations. The basic objective of the FATA merger was to plug in the political vacuum that existed in FATA since long and provide a workable and efficient legal and administrative structure to the people of the marginalized area. Achieving the desired results would, however; require huge financial and administrative commitments on part of the federal government as well as provincial governments over the period.

The merged areas/Erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is a strip of seven tribal districts stretching from North to South along with the Pak-Afghan border. The merged area is the integral part of Pakistan and includes Tribal districts Khyber, Mohmand, Bajaur, Kurram, Orakzai, North Waziristan and South Waziristan. Additionally, the Erstwhile FATA includes six sub divisions (FR) viz a viz Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank and Dera Ismail Khan. This tangled mass constitutes an area of 27224 sq kilometers and inhabited by around 3.17 million people belonging to different tribes. The 1400 miles (2500 KM) long Durand Line, drawn in 1893 by the British colonial rulers of India, geographically divides the Pushtun tribes in the region between Afghanistan and the merged areas of Pakistan.

The nature has blessed the merged areas (erstwhile FATA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with tremendous livestock wealth, which constitutes an important pillar of the economy. This area of the province being mostly dry hilly terrain has little land for crop production and in this situation most of its landless and small holders totally depend on livestock/Poultry production. The area has great potential for production of various species of livestock/poultry and having the following population as per 2006 livestock census: