NARC, Islamabad
OBJECTIVES
- To develop and introduce low-cost agricultural machinery
- To test, evaluate and commercialize agricultural machinery
- To transfer know-how for quality farm machinery manufacturing
- To undertake agronomic, socio-economic and industrial research studies related to agricultural mechanization
- To co-ordinate agricultural machinery research and development activities in the country.
FACILITIES
Some of the main facilities available at the institute level are described
briefly as under:
Prototype Fabrication Workshop
Necessary facilities are available in the existing prototype fabrication
workshop, i.e. machining, shaping, threading, shear cutting, bending, grinding,
lifting, welding, loading/unloading and parts inventory store etc.
Testing/Instrumentation
Institute is well equipped with the testing equipment and instruments, i.e.
instruments for performance testing of new tractors, sound level meter, strain
gauges, microcomputer with visual display unit and test rigs for testing of
different seed metering mechanisms etc.
Design Section
Design section is well equipped with designing equipment and instruments i.e.
modern drawing boards and AutoCAD design facilities for engineers and draftsmen.
Design office has small library for record and controlling the technical
drawings of the FMI developed machines, which can be supplied to the
manufacturers on request.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Commercial Products [click here for details..... ]
1. Zero Till Drill
2. Wheat Straw Chopper-cum-Blower
3. High Capacity Rice Thresher
4. Reaper -Windrower
5. Groundnut Stationary Thresher
6. Groundnut Digger
7. Wheat-cum-Canola Thresher
8. Mobile Flat-bed Dryer for Sunflower
9. Fertilizer Band Placement Drill for Wheat
10. Solar-cum0Gas Fired Fruit Dryer
11. Seeder for Wheat and Rice
12. Mobile Seed Processing Unit
13. Pneumatic Row Crop Planter
14. Modified Maize Sheller
RESEARCH PLAN
|
Project Title |
|
Funding agency |
Starting date |
|
| Technology for direct drilling (wheat) into rice and other heavy residue in Pakistan and Australia | Shabbir Ahmad Kalwar, SE |
ACIAR Australia |
1st Oct.2005 | 30th Sept.2008 |
| Design and development of multicrop mechanical seed metering mechanism | Dr. Muslim Abbas Zaidi, SE |
FMI |
1st July 2007 | 30th June 2009 |
| Adaptation of mobile flat-bed dryer for maize and groundnut | Dr. Munir Ahmad, CSO |
FMI |
1st July 2007 | 30th June 2010 |
| Testing of FMI mobile seed processing unit on vegetable seeds such as okra and peas | Dr. Tanveer Ahmad, SE |
FMI |
1st July 2007 | 30th June 2008 |
| Design and development of a safety mechanism in Fodder Chopper | M. Azher Saeed, SE |
FMI |
1st July 2007 | 30th June 2009 |
| Adaptation and commercialization of small-scale olive oil extraction unit | Liaqat Ali Shahid, SE |
RADP |
1st July 2008 | 30th June 2011 |
| Socio-economic and technical feasibility of developing tomato pulp unit | Zulfiqar Ali, SE |
RADP |
1st July 2008 | 30th June 2009 |
| Development of milking machine for water buffaloes and indigenization of milking machine for cows | Jandool Khan, SE |
RADP |
1st July 2007 | 30th June 2010 |
| Development of picking and pre-cooling technology for mangoes | Dr. Muslim Abbas Zaidi, SE |
RADP |
1st July 2007 | 30th June 2010 |
| Agricultural
mechanization informatics |
Jandool Khan, SE |
FMI |
1st July 2007 | 30th June 2010 |
| Testing and standardization of farm machinery | Shabbir Ahmad Kalwar, SE |
FMI |
1st July 2007 | 30th June 2011 |
FUTURE THRUST
- Promotion of seed processing technology
- On-farm drying of groundnut
- Drying of grain and fruits
- Refinement, field evaluation and commercialization of FMI Seeder
- Residue management machinery for rice and wheat
- Bed planting
- Machinery for efficient use of fertilizer
- Stand establishment machinery for chickpea
- Canola harvesting and threshing
- Development and commercialization of canola Thresher and Swather
- Paddy combine harvesting
- Fodder harvesting
- Improvement and commercialization of groundnut machinery
- Village-level tomato pulp processing technology
- Livestock mechanization
- Agricultural mechanization informatics
CLIENTELE
GROUP
AGRIPAK
Head
Office:
AGRIPAK, A - 263 Block - C, North Nazimabad,
Karachi - 74700, Pakistan
Tel: +92 21 7225444 and 7229354
Mobile: +92 300 9240438 and +92 300 2186267
Fax: +92 21 7229354
E-mail: info@agripak.com.pk
Website: http://www.agripak.com.pk
Factory:
M/s AGRIPAK, 8.4 K.M. Sheikhupura Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Ali Corporation
Head Office:
Ali
Corporation, 5-Saghir Hussain Shaheed Road, Saddar,
Karachi-74400, Pakistan.
Tel: +92 21 2254536, 2224987 and 2226337
Fax: +92 21 2228240
E-mail: alicopak@hotmail.com and alico@khi.paknet.com.pk
Website: http://alicopak.tripod.com
Punjab Engineering Co.
Factory:
Punjab
Engineering Co., 90- Samundari Road
Faisalabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92 41 718515 and 545415
Fax: +92 41 718315
E-mail: king@fsd.paknet.com.pk
Website: http://www.kingagri.com
Jamal Industries
Factory:
Jamal
Industries, G.T. Road,
Mian Channu, Pakistan
Tel: +92 448 660299 and 661699
Fax: +92 448 660299
E-mail: jamalagri@yahoo.com
Nawab Shah National Engineering Complex Pvt. Ltd.
Head Office and Factory:
Nawab
Shah National Engineering Complex, Sanghar Road
Nawab Shah, Pakistan
Tel: +92 241 60368 and 70881
AGRITEC Industries Pvt. Ltd.
Factory:
Agritec
Industries Pvt. Ltd., 47-B1, Industrial Estate
Multan, Pakistan
Tel: +92 61 6539125 and 6537913
Fax: +92 61 537912
Green Land Engineers
Factory:
Green
Land Engineers, Circular Road
Daska, Pakistan
Tel: +92 52 6611164
Fax: +92 52 6612864
E-mail: greenlandengrs@hotmail.com
Millat Agricultural Industries
Factory:
Millat
Agricultural Industries, P.O. Box 104, Factory Area,
Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
Tel: +92 68 5876761 and 5876762
Fax: +92 68 5872465
E-mail: millatagroindustries@yahoo.com
Beco Bilal Engineering Co.
Factory:
Beco
Bilal Engineering Co., G.T. Road (Near Wazirabad chungi)
Gujranwala, Pakistan
Tel: +92 55 3892575-76
+92 55 3893512-13
Fax: +92 55 3892577 and +92 55 3841847
E-mail: beco@brain.net.pk
Website: http://www.beco.com.pk
Javaid Industrial Company
Factory:
Javaid
Industrial Company, G.T. Road, near Total Petrol Pump, Cantt. side
Gujranwala, Pakistan
Tel: +92 55 3892055 and 3859103
Fax: +92 55 3890091
E-mail: jic@gir.paknet.com.pk
Web site: www.jicagri.com
JECO Pvt. Ltd.
Factory:
JECO
Pvt. Ltd., P.O Box. 46, JECO Building,G.T. Road
Gujranwala, Pakistan
Tel: +92 431 257576-77
Fax: +92 431-254264
E-mail: jeco@gir.paknet.com.pk
Munawar Industries
Factory:
Munawar
Industries, Stadium Road
Daska, Pakistan
Tel: +92 52 661350 Fax: +92 52 3242539
E-mail: Munawar-ind@hotmail.com
United Agro Engineers
Factory:
United
Agro Engineers, Circular Road
Daska, Pakistan
Tel: +92 52 6616112
Mobile: +92 300 6471171 and +92 300 9648172
Pakistan Industries
Factory:
Pakistan
Industries, 288- Sagar road, Saddar Bazar
Lahore Cantt., Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92 42 6669317 Fax: +92 42 6682917
E-mail: info@pirlahore.com
Web site: www.pirlahore.com
KSB Pumps Co. Ltd.
Factory:
KSB
Pumps Co. Ltd., 16/2 Sir Agha Khan Road
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92 42 6304173 Fax: +92 42 6366192 and 6368878
E-mail: farrukh@ksbpak.com
Web site: www.ksbpak.com
Agri Pak International
Head Office
Agri
Pak International, 10 Sagheer Hussain Shaheed Road
Saddar, Karachi-74400, Pakistan
Tel: +92 21 7225444 and 7217696
Fax: +92 21 7229354 and 6670317
E-mail: flatpak@yahoo.com
Web site: www.flatpak.cjb.net
Factory:
Agri
Pak International, 7 KM Sheikhupura Road, near Millat Tractors
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92 42 7924501 Fax: +92 21 7229354 and 6670317
E-mail: flatpak@yahoo.com
Web site: www.flatpak.cjb.net
Resource Person:
|
Dr. Nadeem Amjad |
CSO/ Director |
| E-mail: | nadeemfmi@yahoo.com |
[Updated: March, 2008]
