Peshawar Peace through Dialogue May 2013 University of Agriculture, Peshawar & The Regional Institute of Policy Research & Training, Peshawar Address: 10-C, Sifwat Ghayur, University Town Peshawar Email:[email protected] Website:www.riport.org Dedicated to the Communities of District Dera Ismail Khan and Tank i Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 CHAPTER 2 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 7 ROD KOHI IRRIGATION SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................. 8 NEED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF GOMAL ZAM DAM ..................................................................................................... 10 CLIMATIC CONDITION AND SOIL ................................................................................................................................ 11 CHAPTER 3 ................................................................................................................................................................... 13 CURRENT AND PROJECTED SCENARIO OF AGRICULTURE AND WATER USE .................................................................. 13 CURRENT SCENE OF AGRICULTURE ......................................................................................................................... 13 CROPPING PATTERN AND PRODUCTIVITY UNDER ROD KOHI ..................................................................................... 14 MAJOR SHORTCOMINGS/ISSUES OF THE ROD KOHI SYSTEM ..................................................................................... 16 PROJECTED FUNCTIONING OF CANAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM ...................................................................................... 17 CROPPING PATTERN WITH 120% CROPPING INTENSITY ........................................................................................... 19 RABI CROPPING PATTERN UNDER 120% CROPPING INTENSITY ............................................................................... 19 KHARIF CROPPING PATTERN UNDER 120% CROPPING INTENSITY ........................................................................... 20 RABI CROPPING PATTERN UNDER 100% CROPPING INTENSITY ............................................................................... 20 KHARIF CROPPING PATTERN UNDER 100% CROPPING INTENSITY ........................................................................... 21 RABI CROPPING PATTERN UNDER 60% CROPPING INTENSITY ................................................................................. 21 KHARIF CROPPING PATTERN UNDER 60% CROPPING INTENSITY.............................................................................. 22 Message for the Farmers: ................................................................................................................................. 23 Message for Wheat Crop’s Farmers ................................................................................................................ 23 Message for Gram Crop’s Farmers .................................................................................................................. 25 Message for Rapeseed and Mustered Growing Farmers ............................................................................... 27 Message for Sunflower Crop’s Farmers........................................................................................................... 29 Message for Maize Crop’s Farmers ................................................................................................................. 30 Message for Sugarcane Crop’s Farmers ......................................................................................................... 32 Message for Cotton Crop’s Farmers ................................................................................................................ 35 Message for Rice Crop Farmers....................................................................................................................... 36 Message for Vegetables Growing Farmers ..................................................................................................... 38 Message for Orchard Management .................................................................................................................. 39 Message for Fodder Crop’s Farmers ............................................................................................................... 41 WATER USE PRACTICES ........................................................................................................................................... 43 Existing Irrigation Water Use Practices & Rights ............................................................................................ 43 Concept of different Cropping Intensities ......................................................................................................... 44 Proposed irrigation water use practices and methods .................................................................................... 44 Formation of Water Users’ Associations .......................................................................................................... 45 Cost recovery and sustainability ....................................................................................................................... 45 Shifting the irrigation paradigm ......................................................................................................................... 46 ii DRINKING WATER EXTRACTION ................................................................................................................................. 46 SANITATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 47 AGRONOMIC PRACTICES .......................................................................................................................................... 48 EROSION AND LAND LEVELING .................................................................................................................................. 48 WATER LOGGING AND SALINITY................................................................................................................................ 49 FARM CREDIT ........................................................................................................................................................... 49 LIVESTOCK ............................................................................................................................................................... 50 CHAPTER 4 ................................................................................................................................................................... 52 EXISTING/DESIRED ROLE OF LINE DEPARTMENTS WITH GUIDELINES ........................................................................... 52 ROD-KOHI SECTION OF THE REVENUE DEPARTMENT ............................................................................................... 52 AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT .............................................................................................................. 52 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................. 52 SOIL CONSERVATION WING OF AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ............................................................. 53 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................. 53 LAND CONSOLIDATION .............................................................................................................................................. 53 IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 53 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................. 54 FOREST DEPARTMENT D.I.KHAN .............................................................................................................................. 54 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................. 54 AGRICULTURE EXTENSION DEPARTMENT ................................................................................................................. 55 Recommendations 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