PERFORMANCE DIGEST OF AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICES RENDERED BY PUBLIC SECTOR AND NGOs IN DISTRICT KOHAT OF NWFP, PAKISTAN

In Pakistan agriculture department is mainly mandated for the Agricultural development in the country. Their responsibility is shared by NGO’s to some extent. The public sector and NGO are discharging the dissemination of improved agriculture practices among the farming community. The present study was conducted in district Kohat, 2007. The data included all types of respondents i-e age below 30 years(26%), 30 to 40 years (24.67%) and above 40 years (49.33%),with educational status illiterate (39.67%), literate up to primary (15%), middle (27.33%), metric and above (18%) and having land below 20 acres (50%), 20 to 40 acres (16.67%) and above 40 acres (33.33%). Both public and NGO’s sectors are playing important role in providing information, inputs recommendations of different crops in their own perspective. But, farmers were satisfied with the working efficiency of NGOs regarding wheat and maize etc. They were also getting benefits from the worth while advices and the help of public sector and NGO’s.