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Developing Mountain Agriculture Along the Pak-China
Economic Corridor(GB & Chitral)
Presentation to ???
By Dr. Iftikahr Ahmed
Chainman, PARCIslamabad 28, 20014
Connecting with the Global Economy
VisionIn 2025, the mountain agriculture in
GB&C is knowledge-based and market driven; it is optimally
productive, specialized and resilient. It is contributing more than USD 30
million to local economy from domestic marketing and export of
high value products, while also meeting 50% of local food needs
Mission Statement
Conduct strategic research on suitable technologies and
generate useable knowledge for GB&C agriculture to provide food
and livelihood security, and to develop a dynamic and high value
commercial sector
KEY CHALLENEGSResearch-development disconnect and
limited access to new technologyUnder-developed capacity for context-
specific researchSmall units of productionUnder-development infrastructure,
especially road and air transportationUnder-developed markets
Strategic FrameworkDomain Strategic Purpose ScopeLivelihoods and food security
Promoting wise use of natural resources, primarily for self-provisioning
Adaptive research to increase productivity and production in food, fodder and tree crops, livestock and inland-fisheries
High value commercial agriculture
Seeking opportunities for earning cash income and employment generation
Developing promising cash crops and agricultural value chains, based on the climatic advantage and market opportunities
Reducing vulnerability Hedging against crop/ market failure & conserving the regenerative capacity of natural resource base
Adaptive research on resilient crops and farming systems to reduce vulnerability to climate change and natural disaters
Integrated Area Development Approach
• Fodder/ livestock/ meat• Seed/ medicinal plants• Barley/ potatoes
Single
• Almonds/ Walnuts/• Off-season horticulture• Wheat/buckwheat
Transitional
• Wheat/Maize/ Vegetables• Livestock/ dairy• Mother nurseries
Double
Key Interventions• Context-specific research and
technology transfer• Gene pool preservation &
development • Certification regimes• Institutional development• Capacity development• Market Development
Context-specific research & technology transfer
True to type mother nurseries to propagate selected technologies
Production of foundational seed for a variety of food, fodder, vegetable and floriculture crops
Feeding extension services, through collaboration with public, commercial, NGO and community networks in GBC
Sustainable management of alpine pastures/ range lands
R&D on livestock and cold-water fisheries
Gene pool preservation & development
Classification of domestic gene pool of crops, culinary and medicinal herbs, and animals, which is at the moment on the verge of extinction
Classification of interbred breeds /varieties/ types and off-springs, and their genealogical structure and their commercial status
Gene banks of the best indigenous and adapted varieties and breeds
Research on biodiversity conservation and knowledge dissemination in partnership with relevant partners
Certification Regimes
Plant quarantine establishment
Phytosanitary certification systems
Establishment of Mountain GAP
Institutional Development
Broad-based governance and ownership of R&D institutions, especially representing provincial stakeholders
Institutional linkages with local development partners and regional and international centres of excellence are key to remaining ahead of the curve.
Public, private and community partnerships in developing high potential agricultural value chains
Capacity Development
Young scientists need to be trained in the latest research techniques through certified national and international level training programs
Study visits to see good agricultural practices in China and Europe
Promoting mountain-specific education in agriculture through partnerships with local educational system /KIU
Market DevelopmentCatalyze private sector investment in developing
and upgrading promising agricultural value chainsCrowding-in of service providers as much as
possible, providing a variety of customized investment products and services
Lower the risk for commercial banks to lend to agriculture, by providing limited guarantees or topping up their low margins, or both
Include high value products form GB&C in the bilateral trade agreement between China and Pakistan
Thank you