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Problems and Potential of Agriculture for Improving Livelihood in Malakand Division, Pakistan
Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research Review Article Problems and Potential of Agriculture for Improving Livelihood in Malakand Division, Pakistan Ghani Akbar Climate, Energy and Water Research Institute (CEWRI), National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad, Pakistan. Abstract | Malakand division has rich natural resources, having large potential for agriculture and tourism development, while its strategic location indicates a tendency of increasing importance of this region in the near future. Agriculture, one of the main sources of income of 52% of population of Malakand division, is less profitable due to traditional farming methods. Therefore, this paper is aimed to investigate the key agricultural issues and to identify strategies for utilizing the full potential of agriculture for improving livelihood in this region. This study indicated that climate change induced hazards of land degradation and water scarcity due to frequent floods and droughts, decline in traditional springfed Kuhl (gravity channel) irrigation system, low productivity of crops and horticulture, less productive livestock, large postharvest losses and lack of value addition facilities are the main hurdles in utilizing the full potential of agriculture for achieving improved food security and better livelihood in this region. Lack of government spending and less available research facilities are considered the main hindrance in agricultural development in this region. Therefore, this review study was focussed on identification of strategies for the conservation of natural resources, improvement of crops, horticulture, livestock, postharvest management and farm operation sectors in Malakand division. The study illustrated the potential for agricultural improvement, explored key issues and identified strategies and recommendations for agriculture sustainability and improved food security that may lead to better livelihood in Malakand division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). -
Soil Erosion and Sediment Load Management Strategies for Sustainable Irrigation in Arid Regions
sustainability Article Soil Erosion and Sediment Load Management Strategies for Sustainable Irrigation in Arid Regions Muhammad Tousif Bhatti 1,* , Muhammad Ashraf 2,* and Arif A. Anwar 1 1 International Water Management Institute, Lahore 53700, Pakistan; [email protected] 2 Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan * Correspondence: [email protected] (M.T.B.); [email protected] (M.A.) Abstract: Soil erosion is a serious environmental issue in the Gomal River catchment shared by Pakistan and Afghanistan. The river segment between the Gomal Zam dam and a diversion barrage (~40 km) brings a huge load of sediments that negatively affects the downstream irrigation system, but the sediment sources have not been explored in detail in this sub-catchment. The analysis of flow and sediment data shows that the significant sediment yield is still contributing to the diversion barrage despite the Gomal Zam dam construction. However, the sediment share at the diversion barrage from the sub-catchment is much larger than its relative size. A spatial assessment of erosion rates in the sub-catchment with the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) shows that most of −1 −1 the sub-catchment falls into very severe and catastrophic erosion rate categories (>100 t h y ). The sediment entry into the irrigation system can be managed both by limiting erosion in the catchment Citation: Bhatti, M.T.; Ashraf, M.; and trapping sediments into a hydraulic structure. The authors tested a scenario by improving Anwar, A.A. Soil Erosion and the crop management factor in RUSLE as a catchment management option. -
Watershed Atlas Part IV
PART IV 99 DESCRIPTION PART IV OF WATERSHEDS I. MAP AND STATISTICS BY WATERSHED II. AMU DARYA RIVER BASIN III. NORTHERN RIVER BASIN IV. HARIROD-MURGHAB RIVER BASIN V. HILMAND RIVER BASIN VI. KABUL (INDUS) RIVER BASIN VII. NON-DRAINAGE AREAS PICTURE 84 Aerial view of Panjshir Valley in Spring 2003. Parwan, 25 March 2003 100 I. MAP AND STATISTICS BY WATERSHED Part IV of the Watershed Atlas describes the 41 watersheds Graphs 21-32 illustrate the main characteristics on area, popu- defined in Afghanistan, which includes five non-drainage areas lation and landcover of each watershed. Graph 21 shows that (Map 10 and 11). For each watershed, statistics on landcover the Upper Hilmand is the largest watershed in Afghanistan, are presented. These statistics were calculated based on the covering 46,882 sq. km, while the smallest watershed is the FAO 1990/93 landcover maps (Shapefiles), using Arc-View 3.2 Dasht-i Nawur, which covers 1,618 sq. km. Graph 22 shows that software. Graphs on monthly average river discharge curve the largest number of settlements is found in the Upper (long-term average and 1978) are also presented. The data Hilmand watershed. However, Graph 23 shows that the largest source for the hydrological graph is the Hydrological Year Books number of people is found in the Kabul, Sardih wa Ghazni, of the Government of Afghanistan – Ministry of Irrigation, Ghorband wa Panjshir (Shomali plain) and Balkhab watersheds. Water Resources and Environment (MIWRE). The data have Graph 24 shows that the highest population density by far is in been entered by Asian Development Bank and kindly made Kabul watershed, with 276 inhabitants/sq. -
Ethnoecological Study of Acacia Modesta of Dargai
African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 7(36), pp. 5083-5091, 18 September, 2012 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJAR DOI: 10.5897/AJAR12.665 ISSN 1991-637X © 2012 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Ethnoecological appraisal of Acacia modesta Wall. common tree of dry ecosystem in Pakistan Hassan Sher1*, Ali Aldosari2 and Shabir Ahmad1 1Institute of Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Pakistan. 2Department of Geography, College of Arts, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Accepted 24 August, 2012 Ethnoecological studies on Acacia modesta Wall. (Mimosaceae) growing wild in Dargai area of Malakand District (Pakistan), demonstrated a great demand due to the medicinal value of its flowers oil, gum, resins and sticks for honey bee. The plant as a whole is also valuable as fuel-wood and as construction material for income. Locally, common folk used it as fodder, timber, fencing, and household items and as a source of honey bee production. The tree was found to be abundant in some villages of Dargai area. The frequency being: 35% in Jaban, 15% in Kot, 25% in Mehrdi, 10% in Wartair, and 15% in Qaldara villages of Dargai. Interestingly, a great variation was noticed in the local selling prices of the gum which were also found higher in national as well as international markets. Ecological studies showed that A. modesta trees growing on all ranges of soils including: dry to wet, sandy to calcareous and acidic soils along with association of Olea cuspidata, Ziziphus jujuba, Zizyphus nummularia, and Acacia arabica. Phonological studies revealed all the three stages of trees from juvenile, young and rare older trees, in the region under study. -
Water Conflict Management and Cooperation Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Journal of Hydrology 570 (2019) 875–892 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Hydrology journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jhydrol Research papers Water conflict management and cooperation between Afghanistan and T Pakistan ⁎ Said Shakib Atefa, , Fahima Sadeqinazhadb, Faisal Farjaadc, Devendra M. Amatyad a Founder and Transboundary Water Expert in Green Social Research Organization (GSRO), Kabul, Afghanistan b AZMA the Vocational Institute, Afghanistan c GSRO, Afghanistan d USDA Forest Service, United States ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT This manuscript was handled by G. Syme, Managing water resource systems usually involves conflicts. Water recognizes no borders, defining the global Editor-in-Chief, with the assistance of Martina geopolitics of water conflicts, cooperation, negotiations, management, and resource development. Negotiations Aloisie Klimes, Associate Editor to develop mechanisms for two or more states to share an international watercourse involve complex networks of Keywords: natural, social and political system (Islam and Susskind, 2013). The Kabul River Basin presents unique cir- Water resources management cumstances for developing joint agreements for its utilization, rendering moot unproductive discussions of the Transboundary water management rights of upstream and downstream states based on principles of absolute territorial sovereignty or absolute Conflict resolution mechanism territorial integrity (McCaffrey, 2007). This paper analyses the different stages of water conflict transformation Afghanistan -
Transboundary River Basin Overview – Indus
0 [Type here] Irrigation in Africa in figures - AQUASTAT Survey - 2016 Transboundary River Basin Overview – Indus Version 2011 Recommended citation: FAO. 2011. AQUASTAT Transboundary River Basins – Indus River Basin. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Rome, Italy The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO. FAO encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product. Except where otherwise indicated, material may be copied, downloaded and printed for private study, research and teaching purposes, or for use in non-commercial products or services, provided that appropriate acknowledgement of FAO as the source and copyright holder is given and that FAO’s endorsement of users’ views, products or services is not implied in any way. All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be made via www.fao.org/contact-us/licencerequest or addressed to [email protected]. -
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Qabail Led Community Support Project (QLCSP) Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Public Disclosure Authorized December 21, 2019 To be executed By Planning & Development Department (GoKP) Through Public Disclosure Authorized Directorate of Projects under the Merged Areas Secretariat (MAS) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (GoKP), through Directorate of Projects Planning & Development Department (DP&DD), intends to implement “Qabail Led Community Support Program (QLCSP”) in Khyber district of merged areas (MA) – the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)1 – and Peshawar and Nowshera districts of KP with the proposed assistance of the World Bank (WB).2 This Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) has been prepared to meet requirements of national legislation of Pakistan and World Bank environmental and social policy requirements to address potential negative impacts from the proposed project. Project Overview Background The Central Asia-South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA1000) aims to facilitate electricity trade between Central Asia and countries in South Asia by putting in place transmission infrastructure. As part of CASA1000 project, each participating country3 is implementing Community Support Programs (CSPs) to share the benefits associated with the project and to generate support among local communities. Project Area In Pakistan, the CASA1000 transmission line (TL) will pass through approximately 100 kilometer long territory passing through various parts of KP province. The project area accordingly lies in/includes Peshawar and Nowshera districts and Khyber district4 of merged areas (MA). Project Components The Project has four components as briefly described below; and its Project Development Objective (PDO) is “improve access to local infrastructure and strengthen community engagement in the project areas”. -
Technical Assistance Layout with Instructions
Initial Environmental Examination December 2014 PAK: Pakistan Power Transmission Enhancement Program Tranche-IV (220 kV Chakdarra Grid Station and Allied Transmission Line) Prepared by Environment and Social Impact Cell (ESIC), NTDC for the Asian Development Bank. 220 kV Chakdarra Grid Station and Allied Transmission Line IEE TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Overview 1 1.2 Background 1 1.3 Scope of the IEE Study and Personnel 2 2. POLICY LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 4 2.1 Statutory Framework 4 2.1.1 Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997 4 2.1.2 Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency Review of IEE and EIA Regulations, 2000 4 2.1.3 National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) 6 2.1.4 Other Relevant Laws 6 2.2 Structure of Report 6 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 8 3.1 Type of Project 8 3.2 Categorization of the Project 8 3.3 Need for the Project 8 3.4 Location and Scale of Project 9 3.5 Analysis of Alternatives 11 3.5.1 Do Nothing Scenario 11 3.5.2 Alternative Construction Methods 11 3.5.3 Alternative Geometry 11 3.6 Proposed Schedule for Implementation 11 3.7 Construction Material 11 4. DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE CONDITIONS 13 4.1 Project Area 13 4.1.1 General Characteristics of Project Area 13 4.1.2 Affected Administrative Units 13 4.2 Physical Resources 13 4.2.1 Topography, Geography, Geology, and Soils 13 4.2.2 Climate, Temperature and Rainfall 14 4.2.3 Groundwater and Water Supply 15 4.2.4 Surface Water 15 i 220 kV Chakdarra Grid Station and Allied Transmission Line IEE 4.2.5 Air Quality 16 4.2.6 Noise 16 4.3 Biological Resources 16 4.3.1 Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquatic Biology 16 4.3.2 Terrestrial Habitats, Forests and Protected Species 17 4.3.3 Protected areas / National Sanctuaries 17 4.4 Economic Development 17 4.4.1 Agriculture, Livestock and Industries 17 4.4.2 Energy Sources 18 4.5 Social and Cultural Resources 18 4.5.1 Population Communities and Employment 18 4.5.2 Education and Literacy 19 4.5.3 Cultural Heritage and Community Structure 19 5. -
Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Disease Early Warning System and Response in Pakistan
Weekly Bulletin Epidemiological Disease early warning system and response in Pakistan Volume 2, Issue 42, Monday 24 October, 2011 Highlights Priority diseases under surveillance Epidemiological week no. 42 (14 to 21 October, 2011) in DEWS Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) • 79 districts and 2 agencies provided surveillance data to the DEWS this week from Acute Jaundice Syndrome (AJS) 2,551 health facilities. • A total of 886,224 consultations were reported through DEWS of which 210,475 (24%) Acute Respiratory Infections (Upper and Lower) (ARI) were acute respiratory infections (ARI), 80,944 (9%) were Skin disease, 73,343 (8%) were acute diarrhoea, and 68,059 (8%) were suspected Malaria. Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD)/ Suspected Cholera • A total of 145 alerts with 9 outbreaks were reported in week‐42, 2011: Altogether 56 Acute Bloody Diarrhoea (BD) alerts were for Dengue Fever, 27 for AWD, 19 for Measles, 14 for Neonatal tetanus, 11 for Leishmaniasis, 5 for Malaria, 4 for Pertussis, 2 each for Bloody diarrhoea and Diph‐ Other Acute Diarrhoeas (AD) theria, while 1 each for Acute jaundice syndrome, CCHF, Meningitis, Mumps and Food Suspected Viral Hemorrhagic poisoning . Fever (VHF) • National Polio Eradication Initiative reported fourteen new polio cases 7 from Sindh Suspected Malaria (Mal) (Thatta, Kamber and Karachi); 5 from FATA (Bajour, Waziristan South and Waziristan Suspected Measles (MS) st North), 2 from Balochistan (Quetta). As of 21 October, 2011, Pakistan has reported a Suspected Meningitis (MG) total 132 polio cases (130 type‐1 & 2 type‐3) from 41 districts/towns/tribal agencies/ Others areas. Figure‐1: Weekly trend of leading priority diseases in Pakistan, 29 July 2010 to 13 October 2011 (Epi week 31, 2010 to week 42, 2011) 35 AD BD ARI S. -
Ehsaas Emergency Cash Payments
Consolidated List of Campsites and Bank Branches for Ehsaas Emergency Cash Payments Campsites Ehsaas Emergency Cash List of campsites for biometrically enabled payments in all 4 provinces including GB, AJK and Islamabad AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR SR# District Name Tehsil Campsite 1 Bagh Bagh Boys High School Bagh 2 Bagh Bagh Boys High School Bagh 3 Bagh Bagh Boys inter college Rera Dhulli Bagh 4 Bagh Harighal BISP Tehsil Office Harigal 5 Bagh Dhirkot Boys Degree College Dhirkot 6 Bagh Dhirkot Boys Degree College Dhirkot 7 Hattain Hattian Girls Degree Collage Hattain 8 Hattain Hattian Boys High School Chakothi 9 Hattain Chakar Boys Middle School Chakar 10 Hattain Leepa Girls Degree Collage Leepa (Nakot) 11 Haveli Kahuta Boys Degree Collage Kahutta 12 Haveli Kahuta Boys Degree Collage Kahutta 13 Haveli Khurshidabad Boys Inter Collage Khurshidabad 14 Kotli Kotli Govt. Boys Post Graduate College Kotli 15 Kotli Kotli Inter Science College Gulhar 16 Kotli Kotli Govt. Girls High School No. 02 Kotli 17 Kotli Kotli Boys Pilot High School Kotli 18 Kotli Kotli Govt. Boys Middle School Tatta Pani 19 Kotli Sehnsa Govt. Girls High School Sehnsa 20 Kotli Sehnsa Govt. Boys High School Sehnsa 21 Kotli Fatehpur Thakyala Govt. Boys Degree College Fatehpur Thakyala 22 Kotli Fatehpur Thakyala Local Govt. Office 23 Kotli Charhoi Govt. Boys High School Charhoi 24 Kotli Charhoi Govt. Boys Middle School Gulpur 25 Kotli Charhoi Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School Rajdhani 26 Kotli Charhoi Govt. Boys High School Naar 27 Kotli Khuiratta Govt. Boys High School Khuiratta 28 Kotli Khuiratta Govt. Girls High School Khuiratta 29 Bhimber Bhimber Govt. -
Check List of First Recorded Dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera) Fauna of District Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Arthropods, 2014, 3(2): 120-126 Article Check list of first recorded dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera) fauna of District Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Farzana Perveen1, Anzela Khan2, Sayed Abdul Rauf3 1Departments of Zoology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (SBBU), Main Campus, Sheringal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 2Beaconhouse School System, Margalla Campus (BMI-G), H-8, Islamabad, Pakistan 3Departments of Zoology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (SBBU), Main Campus, Sheringal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan E-mail: [email protected] Received 5 March 2014; Accepted 10 April 2014; Published online 1 June 2014 Abstract The dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera) are large, intermediate to small size, having different colours and variable morphological characters. They also carry ornamental and environmental indicator values. The first recorded, the collection of 318 dragonflies was made during May-July 2011 from district Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Among them 11 species of dragonflies were identified belonging to 3 families. The golden-ringed, Cordulegaster brevistigma brevistigma Selys is belonging to family Cordulegasteridae and Clubtails, Onychogomphus bistrigatus Selys is belonging to family Gomophidaed. The spine-legged redbolt, Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur); black-tailed skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus; blue or black-percher, Diplacodes lefebvrei (Ramber); ground-skimmer, Diplacodes trivialis Rambur; common red-skimmer, Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum (Rambur); triangle-skimmer, Orthetrum triangulare triangulare -
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University of Chitral ISSN: 2616-9150 Journal of Botany |UOCHJB| 2017: Vol. 01:Issue No. 01: Page No.29-44 doi: https://doi.org/10.33195/uochjb-v1i1322017 https://jb.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/j1 Research Paper OPEN ACCESS Floristic Composition and Biological Spectrum of Hazarnoe Forest of District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ASGHAR KHAN*1, NASRULLAH KHAN2 1Degree College Totakan, District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 2Department of Botany University of Malakand, Pakistan *Corresponding author: Email: [email protected] Article Published on: 23 September 2019 Abstract: The plant species of Hazarnoe Forest of District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were evaluated floristically from April 2016 to November 2017. Of the total 240 reported plant species, 38 were monocots, 196 dicots which belongs to 85 families and 188 genera respectively. Poaceae was the leading family contributed 20 species. Family Asteraceae contributed (14 spp.), Lamiaceae (13 spp.) while Papilionaceae and Solanaceae each with 10 species. Of the total plant taxa perennials were 161 species compared to annuals (73 spp.) and biennials (06 spp.). The dominant growth form was herbs that contributed (108 spp.) followed by trees (50 spp.) and shrubs (45 spp.) respectively. Phanerophytes were the dominant life-form (92 spp.) whereas leaf size spectrum of microphyll was reported as abundant in the overall floristic. Phanerophytes and microphyll leaf size was the dominant life forms which show typical climate of subtropical region governing the area. Conclusion of study was that the vegetation of the area is under heavy biotic pressure and need proper conservation. Keywords— Floristic composition; Life form; Leaf size spectrum 29 University of Chitral Journl of Botany |UOCHJB| INTRODUCTION Floristic composition is reflection of diversity of vegetation of a specific geographic location and provides a platform to plant species for their correct identification and sustainable utilization (Rafay et al., 2013).