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FARM OPERATION AND SERVICES
NARC, Islamabad
INTRODUCTION
FO&S is dealing with the research support services, allotment of land for research to different Research Institutes/Programs at NARC. It also manages all left over area from research to keep it in a presentable shape. Though FO&S is not directly involve in research activities but actively support all field research work at NARC. Without the support services of FO&S the field research at NARC will become impossible. FO&S is very keen to serve all the activities at NARC in a better way and on time. The distribution of NARC farm area (564 Ha) is as under:
Irrigated (U/Ground Irrigation System) : 43.8 Ha
Irrigated (Flood Irrigation System) : 62.0 Ha
Barani / Rainfed : 358.2 Ha
Building, Roads & CDA waste : 100.0 Ha
Length of farm roads : 66 Km
Irrigation channel : 3 Km
Drain : 2 Km
Water reservoirs (Capacity 6ACF each) : 2 Nos
FUNCTION
Farm development and maintenance
Allocate land for research/seed production/demonstration plots
Field operations
Irrigation & drainage
Shifting of farm material
Storage and disposal of farm produce
Development & Maintenance of 30 Ha Fruit orchard
Maintenance of farm machinery and hand tools
General crop production
OBJECTIVE
Facilitate NARC Research Programs in field operations
Proper land utilization
Technical services for field/experimental equipment and tools
ACHIEVEMENTS
|
S. No. |
Activities |
Previous 1993-94
to 1998-99 |
Present 1999-2000
to 2005-06 |
|
1 |
Research
support services and farm maintenance |
Provided
according to demand of Scientists(Research area of that period)r |
Provided
according to the demand of Scientists(Research area increased due to award
of many development projects to NARC |
|
2 |
Orchard
development |
Nil
|
75
Acres |
|
3 |
Parking
Shed |
Nil |
For
22 Vehicles |
|
4 |
Additional
fencing |
Nil
|
75
Acres block |
|
5 |
Construction
of Huts |
Nil
|
2Nos |
|
6 |
Removal
of boundary fence, gates, Guard huts and driver baths |
- |
Removed
within a day due to notice for widening of main rroad |
|
7 |
Road
developed at farm |
Nil |
3Km |
|
8 |
Area
developed |
Nil |
440
Acres |
|
9 |
Manpower |
Same |
Same(efficiency
decreased due to increasing age factor) |
|
10 |
Machinery |
Same |
Same(completed
its economical life) |
|
11 |
Water
Channels, drain etc |
In
good condition |
Degraded
with the passage of time |
|
12 |
Maximum
area planted with wheat |
208
Acres |
560
Acres(169% increase) |
|
13 |
Maximum
yield obtained |
19Mud/Acre |
32Mud/Acre(68%
increase |
|
14 |
Maximum
production obtained(Wheat) |
140
Tons |
682
Tons(387% increase) |
SCIENTIFIC STAFF
|
S.
No. |
Name |
Designation |
| 01 | Muhammad Yousaf Khan | PSO/Director |
| 02 |
Abdur
Razzaq |
PSO |
| 03 |
Shamim-ul-Sibtain
Shah |
Senior
Engineer |
| 04 |
Talat
Farid Ahmed |
Senior
Engineer |
| 05 |
Muhammad
Iqbal |
Senior
Technical Officer |
| 06 |
Safder
Shafiq |
Senior
Scientific Officer |
| 07 |
Muhmmad
Attiqullah Khan |
Assistant
Agri. Engineer |
| 08 |
M.Khalid
Mehmood Bhalli |
Technical
Officer |
Contact Person:
|
Shamim-ul-Sibtain Shah, Sr. Eng. |
sibtainshah@yahoo.com |
[Last updated: March, 2008]
