Introduction
Under Sindh on-Farm Water
Management (SOFWM) Project three Information Kiosks/Centers
are established supervised by Directorate General,
Agricultural Engineering & Water Management Sindh and Media
& communication Cell, Transition Wing, Sindh Irrigation &
Drainage Authority.
Location of Information
Kiosks
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Mirpurkhas @Nara
Canal Area Water Board.
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Hyderabad@ Left Bank Canal Area Water
Board.
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Ghotki @ Ghotki
Feeder Canal Area Water Board.
Purpose
The main purpose of
establishment of these kiosk is to provide an opportunity to
the farmers to have an easy access to the necessary
information related to irrigation water, Agriculture and the
market.
Goal
The ultimate goal of
establishing information Kiosks/Centers is to strengthen the
Irrigation and Agriculture sectors for increase in
agricultural production, the back bone of national economy,
by facilitating the stakeholders.
Facilities:
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IT-Services for farmers will be optimized
on the monitor based system. It will provide
information, including seasonal crops, soil nutrients,
weather, and market prices of crops, insects and pests,
weed control measures and advices of experts.
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Trainings for Tenants/Farmers in new
technology, keeping them abreast with modern techniques
and knowledge to provide them chance to update
themselves in field work.
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Development and production of material
for field functionaries to educate Tenants/Farmers with
modern agriculture and agro based interventions.
Information
available at information Kiosks/Centers:
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Project related activities, carried-out
or being carried-out by implementing agencies.
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Printed material like posters, brochures,
magazines, videos, pictures and monthly/quarterly issues
released by DG AE&WM and DG Agriculture Extension and
M&C Cell SIDA.
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Irrigation network etc, related to three
Area Water Boards.
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Rules, regulations and agreements related
to farmer Organizations/Watercourse Associations.
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Internet connection to allow browsing for
agriculture and irrigation water.
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Data such as availability of water at
barrages and its allocation to various canals, lists of
canal branches, distributaries and irons, outlets, water
scheduling and water closures.
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Information material regarding the use of
laser land leveling equipment. Progress of land leveled
by Farmer under the scheme of Precision Land Leveling in
Sindh (ADP Scheme) supervised by Director General
Agriculture Engineering and Director General
Agricultural Engineering & Water Management.
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A website of there own where form all the
necessary information could be access by farmers or
farmer’s organizations.
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Information about sources of availability
of price information, market of agricultural produce of
agricultural inputs, procurements of various corps.
The
said information Kops/Centers are focal points one in each
AWB, where;
· All printed
material regarding the functioning of AWBs, FOs and water
Course Associations under the new system.
· The relevant rules
and regulations in Sindhi Language.
The latest printed material
with regard to the new technologies of land leveling through
laser units. Integrated pest management & Integrated Plant
and Soil Nutrient Management Program and as well as to get
maximum output with the minimum use of irrigation water,
would be available at these kiosks. |
