In KPK, systematic agricultural research was started in 1908 at Tarnab, Peshawar by the then Govt. which was further strengthened and expanded to the entire Province over the years by formation and establishment of new research stations and institutes.
Agriculture is now a network of 13 institutions / research stations on the number of stations in the area under the control of the General Research Director (BPS-20):. Office of the Director of Outreach renewal, promotion and transfer of improved technology to end users research may be divided / factory into two categories, many instruction research, agricultural research institutes Tarnab, Dera Ismail Khan and agriculture research Mingora Research Station Baffa, Mansehra fall into this category: the category of institutes / stations and cereal crops research institute, Pirsabak, sugar crops Research Institute, Mardan.
In 1980, the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the contract, the U.S. aid program of agricultural coup and integration of the regional network (Tipan) introduced the Agricultural Research Department of the Ministry of Agriculture KPK Agricultural University Peshawar, later named KPK Agricultural Research System. This agreement is to improve the quality of education and research in agriculture, the agricultural community. This system works in KPK Agricultural University Peshawar Government and the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa funding.
Report covers the major activity area of Agri-Research system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and in Kohat district. Agriculture forms the backbone of Pakistan’s economy. The sector contributes 25 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and employs almost half of its labor force. For these reasons, agricultural productivity growth is a key factor in Pakistan’s economic development and poverty alleviation objectives. In turn, agricultural research and development (R&D) is crucial in generating agricultural productivity gains through new and improved crop varieties, cropping practices, labor-saving technologies, postharvest and processing methods and marketing mechanisms.
